Effect of benzoic acid and combination of benzoic acid with a probiotic containing Bacillus Cereus var. toyoi in weaned pig nutrition

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-125

  Papatsiros, V G ^a   Tassis, P D ^b   Tzika, E D ^b   Papaioannou, D S ^a   Petridou, E ^b   Alexopoulos, C ^b   Kyriakis, S C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acid; Diarrhoea; Growth; Pig; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BENZOIC ACID; DIET; PROBIOTICS; SWINE;

BACILLUS CEREUS BIOVAR TOYOI; SUIDAE;

EID: 79953691798     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10181-011-0017-8     Document Type: Article

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