Effect of dietary addition of thymol on growth, salivary and gastric function, immune response, and excretion of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, in weaning pigs challenged with this microbe strain
64 weaned pigs (24d-old), were fed a control diet or a control plus 1% thymol diet, with or without Salmonella typhimurium challenge. Thymol reduced feed intake but did not affect significantly the final body weight after 29d of trial. Salmonella did not affect the performances. Body temperature was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1516 |