Natural alternatives to in-feed antibiotics in pig production: Can immunomodulators play a role?

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1644-1661

  Gallois, M ^a   Rothkotter H J ^b   Bailey, M ^c   Stokes, C R ^c   Oswald, I P ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease sensitivity; Feed additive; Immunity; Immunomodulators; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SUIDAE;

EID: 70450204618     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109004236     Document Type: Article

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