Effects of weaning age and formic acid-based feed additives on pigs from weaning to slaughter

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 336-356

  Partanen, Kirsi ^a,c   Siljander Rasi, Hilkka ^a   Pentikinen, Jaana ^b   Pelkonen, Sinikka ^b   Fossi, Marja ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; Organic acids; Performance; Pigs; Weaning age

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AVILAMYCIN; BENZOIC ACID; FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SORBIC ACID;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIARRHEA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORMIC ACIDS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PROPIONIC ACIDS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SODIUM BENZOATE; SORBIC ACID; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 34548399950     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390701556866     Document Type: Article

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