Digestive physiology of pigs : proceedings of the 8th Symposium /

作者：  edited by J.E. Lindberg and B. Ogle.

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简介：The proceedings from the June 2000 conference held at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences include 107 papers and highlight the most recent findings relating to the effect of nutrition on the gut physiology in pigs. Foci include factors influencing gut maturation and function in prenatal and postnatal pigs; the gastrointestinal immune system in pigs and its implications for heath maintenance; top nutrient fluxes at the intestinal level and nutrient utilization and metabolism by the gastrointestinal tract; dietary and animal-related factors affecting digestion and digestive secretions; and the influence of the gut microflora on the digestive processes, the influence of nutrition of the gut microflora, and the role of the gut microflora in the prevention of disease. Distributed by Oxford University Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)