Can outdoor rearing and increased weaning age compensate for the removal of in-feed antibiotic growth promoters and zinc oxide?

Livestock Science

Volumn 125, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 121-131

  Miller, H M ^a   Toplis, P ^b   Slade, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Primary Diets ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic growth promoters; Piglets; Rearing environment; Weaning age; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 69249202587     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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