Influences of wheat bran fiber on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and intestinal epithelium functions in Xiangcun pigs

Dietary fiber (DF) has long been looked as an essential “nutrients” both for animals and humans as it can promote the intestinal tract development and modulate the intestinal epithelium functions and the gut microbiota. This study was conducted to investigate the influences of wheat bran fiber (WBF)...

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Published in:	Heliyon
Main Authors:	Jiahao Liu, Yuheng Luo, Xiangfeng Kong, Bing Yu, Ping Zheng, Zhiqing Huang, Xiangbing Mao, Jie Yu, Junqiu Luo, Hui Yan, Jun He
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-07-01
Subjects:	Dietary fiber Nutrition Intestinal health Bacteria Pigs
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023049071