Separate and combined effects of oligofructose and inulin on post-weaning coli bacillosis and weight gain: a preliminary study
Halas, D., Hansen, C.F., Hampson, D.J.ORCID: 0000-0002-7729-0427, Kim, J.C., Mullan, B.P., Callesen, J., Wilson, R.H. and Pluske, J.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7194-2164
(2007)
Separate and combined effects of oligofructose and inulin on post-weaning coli bacillosis and weight gain: a preliminary study.
In: Manipulating Pig Production XI. Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA) Biennial Conference, 25 - 28 October, Brisbane, Australia
p. 182.
Abstract
Trends for a reduction in the use of dietary antibiotic growth promoters have caused increased interest in the use of alternative feed additives to maintain 'gut health' after weaning. Oligofructose and inulin are 'prebiotic' fructan-containing carbohydrates purported to enhance 'gut health' in newly-weaned pigs by altering microbial diversity (Konstantinov, et al., 2003). However, their effects using a challenge model of post-weaning colibacillosis (PWC) have never been examined. The aim of the present study was to compare the separate and combined effects of oligofructose and inulin supplementation on the occurrence of diarrhoea and the weight performance in piglets experimentally challenged with enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC).
Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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Murdoch Affiliation(s): | School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences |
Publisher: | Australasian Pig Science Association |
Copyright: | © 2007 Australasian Pig Science Association (Inc) |
URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/28030 |
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