Hindgut fermentation in pigs induced by diets with different sources of starch

A proportion of dietary starch reaches the hindgut, being fermented there. The characteristics of in vitro caecal fermentation and microbial community in pigs given different sources of starch were studied. Twenty-four Duroc × (Landrace × Large White) gilts given diets based on barley (B), broken ri...

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Main Authors: J. Suárez-Belloch, S. Doti, N. Rodríguez-Romero, J. A. Guada, M. Fondevila, M. A. Latorre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria 2013-06-01
Series:Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
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Online Access:http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/3958