Dietary nucleotide supplementation reduces occurrence of diarrhoea in early weaned pigs

Livestock Science

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 276-279

  Martinez Puig, D ^a   Manzanilla, E G ^b   Morales, J ^c   Borda, E ^a   Perez J F ^b   Pineiro C ^c   Chetrit, C ^a  

^a BIOIBERICA SA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c PigCHAMP Pro Europa   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Dietary nucleotides; Weaning pig

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 34247518272     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.099     Document Type: Article

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