Scientific Opinion on safety and efficacy of Cygro® 10G (maduramicin ammonium α) for chickens for fattening

EFSA Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

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Author keywords

chickens for fattening; Coccidiostats and histomonostats; Cygro 10G; efficacy; maduramicin ammonium ; safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 85078386228     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.1952     Document Type: Article

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