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Dietary nonstarch polysaccharides: Interactions with weaner pig growth and post weaning colibacillosis
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Dietary nonstarch polysaccharides: Interactions with weaner pig growth and post weaning colibacillosis

D. McDonald, J.R. Pluske, D.W. Pethick and D.J. Hampson
APSA Publications
Manipulating Pig Production VI. Proceedings of the sixth biennial conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA) (Canberra, Australia, 07/12/1997–10/12/1997)
1997
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Abstract

Growth setbacks and the occurrence of post-weaning colibacillosis in piglets in the first week post-weaning can have a major influence on the overall time taken to reach market weight. The inclusion of non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) in the diet has been advocated as a means of reducing the severity and incidence of post-weaning colibacillosis by accelerating large intestinal development (Bolduan et al., 1988). The aim of this experiment was to study the effects of differences in post-weaning dietary NSP on pig growth, gut development, and intestinal proliferation of haemolytic Escherichia coli.

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