Low-protein diets supplemented with casein hydrolysate favor the microbiota and enhance the mucosal humoral immunity in the colon of pigs
Abstract Background High-protein diets can increase the colonic health risks. A moderate reduction of dietary crude-protein (CP) level can improve the colonic bacterial community and mucosal immunity of pigs. However, greatly reducing the dietary CP level, even supplemented with all amino acids (AAs...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-019-0387-9 |