Foregoing sub-therapeutic antibiotics: The impact on broiler grow-out operations

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-98

  MacDonald, James M ^a   Wang, Sun Ling ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal antibiotics; Broiler industry; Costs of production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952608592     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/ppq030     Document Type: Article

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