Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine the effects of 10% linseed meal (FM) and 15% hulled oat meal (HOM) in antibiotic-free diets on clinical health, performance, faecal Escherichia coli shedding, haematological indices and gut morphology of weaned piglets (n=48) before and after exposure to a controlled infection with enterotoxigenic E. coli K88 (ETEC). It was observed that both plants improved (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 361-364 |
Journal | Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | Suppl. 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- Gut health
- Infection
- Linseed
- Oat
- Piglets