Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of Toyocerin® (Bacillus toyonensis) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, weaned piglets, pigs for fattening, sows for reproduction, cattle for fattening and calves for rearing and for rabbits for fattening

EFSA Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

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Author keywords

antibiotic resistance; Bacillus cereus; Bacillus toyonensis; chloramphenicol; cytotoxicity; enterotoxin; tetracycline

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012017204     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3766     Document Type: Article

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