Effects of antibiotics, zinc oxide or a rare earth mineral-yeast product on performance, nutrient digestibility and serum parameters in weanling pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1057-1065

  Han, Yung Keun ^a   Thacker, A Philip ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Performance; Piglets; Rare Earth Mineral yeast; Serum Parameters; Zinc

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 77957931465     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2010.90569     Document Type: Article

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