Do weaner pigs need in-feed antibiotics to ensure good health and welfare?
Antibiotics (AB) are used in intensive pig production systems to control infectious diseases and they are suspected to be a major source of antibiotic resistance. Following the ban on AB use as growth promoters in the EU, their prophylactic use in-feed is now under review. The aim of this study was...
Main Authors: | Alessia Diana, Edgar G Manzanilla, Julia A Calderón Díaz, Finola C Leonard, Laura A Boyle |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5628837?pdf=render |
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