Effect of dietary addition of nitrate on growth, salivary and gastric function, immune response, and excretion of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, in weaning pigs challenged with this microbe strain
Two dietary additions of nitrate (15 mg/kg or 150 mg/kg, supplied by potassium salt) were tested in a total 96 weaning pigs challenged or not with Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium (ST). The oral challenge was done on d 5 and pigs were sacrificed on d 7 or d 25. The effect of challenge never i...
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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/1469 |