Improvement of growth performance and sanitary status of weaned piglets fed a bovine colostrum-supplemented diet

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1513-1520

  Huguet, A ^a,b   le Dividich, J ^a,b   le Huerou Luron I ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Bovine colostrum; Growth performance; Piglet; Sanitary status; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 84882634546     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-3941     Document Type: Article

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