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Fecal microbial composition associated with variation in feed efficiency in pigs depends on diet and...

Fecal microbial composition associated with variation in feed efficiency in pigs depends on diet and...

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Fecal microbial composition associated with variation in feed efficiency in pigs depends on diet and sex

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Fecal microbial composition associated with variation in feed efficiency in pigs depends on diet and sex

Publisher

United States: Oxford University Press

Journal title

Journal of animal science, 2018-04, Vol.96 (4), p.1405-1418

Language

English

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Publisher

United States: Oxford University Press

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Contents

Dietary fiber content and composition affect microbial composition and activity in the gut, which in turn influence energetic contribution of fermentation products to the metabolic energy supply in pigs. This may affect feed efficiency (FE) in pigs. The present study investigated the relationship between the fecal microbial composition and FE in in...

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Fecal microbial composition associated with variation in feed efficiency in pigs depends on diet and sex

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TN_cdi_wageningen_narcis_oai_library_wur_nl_wurpubs_536721

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_wageningen_narcis_oai_library_wur_nl_wurpubs_536721

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ISSN

0021-8812

E-ISSN

1525-3163

DOI

10.1093/jas/sky060

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