Effects of dietary supplementation with the antimicrobial peptide WK3 on growth performance and intestinal health in diarrheic weanling piglets
This study aimed to determine the effects of the antimicrobial peptide WK3, as an alternative to antibiotics, on diarrheic piglets. Before treatment, all pigs were orally challenged with 108 CFU/ml enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) K88 for 3 days. Piglets were randomly divided into 3 treatment...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Applied Animal Research |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2021.1916507 |