Effects of peat feeding on the performance and health status of fattening pigs and environmentally derived mycobacteria

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 533-543

  Trckova, M ^a   Zraly, Z ^a   Matlova, L ^a   Beran, V ^a   Moravkova, M ^a   Svobodova, J ^b   Pavlik, Ivo ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b Zdravotniho ustavu se sidlem v Ostrave   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Feed conversion; Food safety; Health status; Humate; Humic substances; Mycobacterium avium complex; Performance; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPI; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33845451225     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5587-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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