Effects on growth performance, feed efficiency, and health of weanling pigs fed fermented liquid whey inoculated with lactic acid bacteria that inhibit Escherichia coli in vitro

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 320-329

  Amezcua, Maria Del Rocio ^b   Friendship, Robert ^a,b   Dewey, Catherine ^b   Weese, J Scott ^a,b   De Lange, Cornelius ^c   Reid, Gregor ^d  

^a ABVP ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fermented liquid whey; Growth; Probiotics; Swine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 36348953161     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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