Effects of adding essential oil to the diet of weaned pigs on performance, nutrient utilization, immune response and intestinal health

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1617-1626

  Li, Pengfei ^a   Piao, Xiangshu ^a   Ru, Yingjun ^b   Han, Xu ^a   Xue, Lingfeng ^a   Zhang, Hongyu ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Danisco Animal Nutrition Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Immunity; Microflora; Morphology; Performance; Weaned pig

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84868129168     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: 19765517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2012.12292     Document Type: Article

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