Effects of antimicrobial peptides in nursery diets on growth performance of pigs reared on five different farms

Livestock Science

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 206-210

  Xiong, X ^a,f   Yang, H S ^a,e,f   Li, L ^b   Wang, Y F ^c   Huang, R L ^a,f   Li, F N ^a,f   Wang, S P ^a,f   Qiu, W ^d  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b Guangzhou GLAM Biotechnology Co Ltd   (China)

^c Research and Development Center   (China)

^d Hunan New Wellful Co Ltd   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^f INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Diarrhea incidence; Growth performance; Survival rate; Weaned pig

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906497383     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2014.04.024     Document Type: Article

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