Feeding Jerusalem artichoke flour rich in fructooligosaccharides to weanling pigs
- 1 December 1992
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Animal Science
- Vol. 72 (4) , 977-980
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjas92-112
Abstract
Weaned pigs were fed a control diet or one containing 1.5% Jerusalem artichoke tuber flour (JAF) containing fructooligosaccharides or 1.5% Neosugars (NS) for 4 wk. Experimental parameters, including feed intake, body-weight gain, feed efficiency, digesta volatile fatty acid levels and microbiological profile were not significantly affected by diet. Key words: Jerusalem artichoke, fructooligosaccharide, bifidobacteriaKeywords
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