Efficacy of a reduced protein diet on clinical expression of post-weaning diarrhoea and life-time performance after experimental challenge with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 222-230

  Kim, J C ^a   Heo, J M ^b,c   Mullan, B P ^a   Pluske, J R ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

E. coli challenge; Performance; Post weaning diarrhoea; Reduced protein; Weaner pigs

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 80955144155     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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