Diets enriched with finely ground wheat bran alter digesta passage rate and composition of the gut microbiome in sows

We investigated the effects of finely ground wheat bran on the nutrient digestibility, digesta passage rate, and gut microbiota structure in sows. A 3 × 3 Latin square design with 3 test periods and 3 experimental diets was used. Six non-pregnant sows (parity: 5 to 7) were randomly assigned to 3 exp...

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Main Authors: Zijie Wang, Wenhui Wang, Song Xu, Jian Ding, Xiangfang Zeng, Hu Liu, Fenglai Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-03-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654522001287