Lactic Acid Treatment of Cereals and Dietary Phytase Modified Fecal Microbiome Composition Without Affecting Expression of Virulence Factor Genes in Growing Pigs

Besides the major nutrients, phosphorus (P) is an essential mineral for both the host animal and the porcine gut microbiota. Different strategies including phytase supplementation and more recently lactic acid (LA) are used to enhance the P availability from cereals in pig diets; however, their impa...

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Main Authors: Jutamat Klinsoda, Julia Vötterl, Qendrim Zebeli, Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02345/full