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Caecal Fermentation

Caecal Fermentation is a digestive physiological process in which microbial breakdown of plant fibre occurs in the caecum of lagomorphs, particularly rabbits, through anaerobic fermentation that selectively enriches volatile fatty acids and microbial proteins for nutrient absorption and coprophagy-mediated recycling.

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2017–2026

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Publications

254

Effects of dietary prebiotics, probiotic and synbiotics on performance, caecal bacterial populations and caecal fermentation concentrations of broiler chickens

Mookiah Saminathan, Chin Chin Sieo, Kalavathy Ramasamy et al. · Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture · 2013 · 267 citations

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Effects of two fermentable carbohydrates (inulin and resistant starch) and their combination on calcium and magnesium balance in rats

Hassan Younes, Charles Coudray, Jacques Bellanger et al. · British Journal Of Nutrition · 2001 · 260 citations · Full text

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Acidic fermentation in the caecum increases absorption of calcium and magnesium in the large intestine of the rat

Hassan Younes, Christian Demigné, Christian Rémésy · British Journal Of Nutrition · 1996 · 205 citations · Full text

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Changes in the Caecal Flora associated with the Onset of Laminitis

Harold E. Garner, James N. Moore, Jerry H. Johnson et al. · Equine Veterinary Journal · 1978 · 197 citations

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Alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters in rabbit feeding: a review.

L.F. Cunha, L. Castro-Solla, Luc Maertens et al. · World Rabbit Science · 2010 · 188 citations · Full text

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Authors

929

  1. TG
    Thierry Gidenne

    École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, France

    16 publications · 772 citations

    13

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  2. JJ
    Jerzy Juśkiewicz

    InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

    11 publications · 330 citations

    10

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  3. ZZ
    Zenon Zduńczyk

    InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

    10 publications · 301 citations

    10

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  4. MM
    M. Marounek

    Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czechia

    9 publications · 341 citations

    9

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  5. LM
    Luc Maertens

    Instituut voor Landbouw en Visserijonderzoek, Belgium

    8 publications · 386 citations

    8

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Institutions

278

  1. Polish Academy of Sciences

    Warsaw, Poland

    14 h-index

    43 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences

    Olsztyn, Poland

    10 h-index

    30 publications

    875 citations

  3. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    9 h-index

    36 publications

    2K citations

  4. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    27 publications

    985 citations

  5. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    7 h-index

    31 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Lodz University of Technology

    Lodz, Poland

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    318 citations

  7. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics

    Prague, Czechia

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    248 citations

  8. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique

    Rabat, Morocco

    6 h-index

    21 publications

    1.4K citations

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Venues

  1. British Journal Of Nutrition

    BJN · 37 publications · 2.6K citations

    31

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  2. Animal Feed Science and Technology

    20 publications · 812 citations

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  3. World Rabbit Science

    14 publications · 443 citations

    12

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  5. animal

    7 publications · 160 citations

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