Evaluation of spray dried animal plasma and calcium formate as alternatives to colistin in piglets experimentally infected with Escherichia coli K99

Livestock Science

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 303-306

  Torrallardona, D ^a   Conde, R ^a   Badiola, I ^b   Polo, J ^c  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE DE RECERCA EN SANITAT ANIMAL CRESA   (Spain)

^c American Power Conversion Corp Spain   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternatives to antibiotics; Calcium formate; Colistin; Intestinal microbiota; Spray dried animal plasma; Weaning pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 34247469873     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.106     Document Type: Article

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