Article
Wheat and barley differently affect porcine intestinal microbiota.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 1 Apr 2016
Weiss Eva, Aumiller Tobias, Spindler Hanna K, Rosenfelder Pia, Eklund Meike, Witzig Maren, Jørgensen Henry, Bach Knudsen Knud Erik, Mosenthin Rainer
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Diet influences the porcine intestinal microbial ecosystem. Barrows were fitted with ileal T-cannulas to compare short-term effects of eight different wheat or barley genotypes and period-to-period effects on seven bacterial groups in ileal digesta and faeces by qPCR. RESULTS: Within genotypes of wheat and barley, there was no difference (P > 0.05) in contents of analysed NSP, yet cereal types...
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