REVIEW: Alternatives to Conventional Antimicrobials in Swine Diets1 Contribution 01-488-J from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station.

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 217-226

  Turner, J L ^a   Dritz, S S ^b   Minton, J E ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Oligosaccharide; Plant Extract; Probiotic; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007569937     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31633-8     Document Type: Review

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