Benefits and risks of growth promoters in animal production

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 202-208

  Al Dobaib, S N ^a   Mousa, H M ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobials; Growth promoters; Probiotics; Probiotics and ionophore

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GROWTH PROMOTOR; HORMONE; IONOPHORE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BOVIDS; CARCINOGENICITY; GENOTOXICITY; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; MEAT; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 66349117988     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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