The effect of dietary spray-dried bovine colostrum and plasma on the response of pigs to enterotoxigenic E. coli challenge after weaning

Livestock Science

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 292-294

  King, M R ^a   Wester, T J ^a   Morel, P C H ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

E. coli O149:K88; Intestinal morphology; Spray dried colostrum; Spray dried plasma

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 34247504202     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.101     Document Type: Article

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