Short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides supplementation to suckling piglets: Assessment of pre- and post-weaning performance and gut health.

Farmers face difficulties in redeeming their investment in larger litter sizes since this comes with larger litter heterogenicity, lower litter resilience and risk of higher mortality. Dietary oligosaccharides, given to the sow, proved beneficial for the offspring's performance. However, giving...

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Main Authors: Miriam Ayuso, Joris Michiels, Sander Wuyts, Honglin Yan, Jeroen Degroote, Sarah Lebeer, Cindy Le Bourgot, Emmanuelle Apper, Maryam Majdeddin, Noémie Van Noten, Charlotte Vanden Hole, Steven Van Cruchten, Mario Van Poucke, Luc Peelman, Chris Van Ginneken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233910