Recombinant plectasin elicits similar improvements in the performance and intestinal mucosa growth and activity in weaned pigs as an antibiotic

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 211, Issue , 2016, Pages 216-226

  Wan, Jin ^a   Li, Yan ^a,b   Chen, Daiwen ^a   Yu, Bing ^a   Chen, Guang ^b   Zheng, Ping ^a   Mao, Xiangbing ^a   Yu, Jie ^a   He, Jun ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Cheng Du Hua Luo Bio Tech Col   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Antimicrobial peptide; Plectasin; Weaned pigs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955209499     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2015.12.003     Document Type: Article

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