Effect of Fermented Fruits on the Growth Performance, Shedding of Enterobacteriaceae and Lactobacilli in Post-weaning Pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1656-1660

  Loh, T C ^a   Foo, H L ^a   Lee, K L ^a   Lim, Y Z ^a   Kufli, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; Fermented Fruits; Lactobacillus; Piglets

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; LACTOBACILLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0348234620     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.1656     Document Type: Article

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