Lipopolysaccharide immune stimulation but not β-mannanase supplementation affects maintenance energy requirements in young weaned pigs
Abstract Background Pathogen or diet-induced immune activation can partition energy and nutrients away from growth, but clear relationships between immune responses and the direction and magnitude of energy partitioning responses have yet to be elucidated. The objectives were to determine how β-mann...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-018-0264-y |