Efficacy of in-feed valnemulin hydrochloride for the treatment and control of ileitis in weaning and growing pigs

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-184

  Tzika, E D ^a   Papatsiros, V G ^a   Kyriakis, S C ^b   Alexopoulos, C ^a   Lymberopoulos, A G ^c   Kyriakis, C S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ileitis; Pigs; Valnemulin hydrochloride

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 72449212281     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2009.9707013     Document Type: Article

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