Effect of dietary formic and propionic acids mixture on limiting Salmonella pullorum in layer chicks

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-82

  Al Tarazi, Yasser H ^a   Alshawabkeh, K ^a,b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Dietary; Formic Acid; Layer Chicks; Propionic Acid; Salmonella Pullorum

Indexed keywords

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR PULLORUM; SALMONELLA PULLORUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037251912     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.77     Document Type: Article

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