Granulated lysozyme as an alternative to antibiotics improves growth performance and small intestinal morphology of 10-day-old pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1118-1125

  May, K D ^a   Wells, J E ^a   Maxwell, C V ^a   Oliver, W T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Campylobacter; Immunoglobulin a; Lysozyme; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LYSOZYME; NEOMYCIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; MALE; NEWBORN; SMALL INTESTINE; SWINE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; ILEUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTESTINE, SMALL; JEJUNUM; MALE; MURAMIDASE; NEOMYCIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; SWINE;

EID: 84858035925     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4297     Document Type: Article

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