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...

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Autores principales: Diana, Alessia, Manzanilla, Edgar G., Calderón Díaz, Julia A., Leonard, Finola C., Boyle, Laura A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28982114
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185622