Fibre fermentation in the pig intestine : effect on metabolite production and nitrogen excretion
Fine tuning a nutritional strategy by incorporating dietary fibre (DF) in pig diets can help to improve gut health. Fermentation of DF, especially the soluble fraction, in pig intestines yields short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and lactic acid, which have been found to improve gut health by favouring t...
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University of Saskatchewan
2010
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| Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-05042010-141647/ |