Opinion of the Panel on additives and products or substances used in animal feed (FEEDAP) on the safety and efficacy of VevoVitall® (benzoic acid) as feed additive for pigs for fattening

EFSA Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

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Author keywords

ammonia emission; benzoic acid; efficacy; hippuric acid; pig for fattening; safety for the target animal; VevoVitall

Indexed keywords

EID: 85062100886     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2007.457     Document Type: Note

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