title: [Addition of amino acids and oligopeptides to the diet of piglets. I. Effects on productive performance and development of intestinal microbial flora].
abstract: The effects in connection with the addition of small quantities of aminoacid and oligopeptide pools to balanced diets were studied on 36 male piglets, divided into three groups (1: control; 2: aminoacid pool; 3: aminoacid and oligopeptide pool). Piglets receiving the aminoacid pool (group 2) exhibited better performances: an increased weight gain resulting in higher feed efficiency and an increased overall microbial count with a predominance of the useful population.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013552:Swine / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D009842:Oligopeptides
vernacular_title: Aggiunta di aminoacidi ed oligopeptidi a diete per suinetti. Nota I--Effetti sulle prestazioni produttive e sullo sviluppo della flora microbica intestinale.