Pig intestine, weaning and dietary interventions

Intestinal Health: Key to Maximise Growth Performance in Livestock

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 139-168

  Lalles J P ^a   Guillou, D ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b LALLEMAND SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Alternatives to in feed antibiotics; Gut function; Post weaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994496591     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-792-9_6     Document Type: Chapter

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