Effect of bacteriophage supplementation on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood characteristics, and fecal microbial shedding in growing pigs

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1451-1456

  Yan, L ^a   Hong, S M ^a   Kim, I H ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Digestibility; Fecal microbes; Growing pigs; Growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867514089     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: 19765517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2012.12253     Document Type: Article

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