A Dose Titration Study on the Effect of Virginiamycin on Gilt/Sow and Piglet Performance

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 525-533

  Kantas, D ^a   Vassilopoulos, V ^a   Kyriakis, S C ^a   Saoulidis, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 2542633489     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1998.tb00856.x     Document Type: Article

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