Aspects on feed related prophylactic measures aiming to prevent post weaning diarrhoea in pigs

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 231-245

  Melin, L ^a,b   Wallgren, P ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

E. Coli; Lactose; Prabiotic; Prevention; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

LACTOSE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; ZINC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITALIZATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUCKLING; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; LACTOSE; PROBIOTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 0038143205     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-43-231     Document Type: Article

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