Phytobiotics and organic acids as potential alternatives to the use of antibiotics in nursery pig diets

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1784-1789

  Kommera, S K ^a   Mateo, R D ^a   Neher, F J ^a,c   Kim, S W ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 201 Animal and Food Sci Bldg ^*  (United States)

^c Biomin Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diarrhea Score; Growth Performance; Nursery Pigs; Organic Acids; Phytobiotics

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33845575833     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.1784     Document Type: Article

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