Piglets Fed from Birth with the Probiotic Bacillus coagulans as Additive: Zootechnical and Microbiological Aspects

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 139-149

  Adami, A ^a   Sandrucci, A ^a   Cavazzoni, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacillus coagulans; Microbiological analysis; Performance; Piglets; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038431215     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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