Applicability of an Unmedicated Feeding Program Aimed to Reduce the Use of Antimicrobials in Nursery Piglets: Impact on Performance and Fecal Microbiota

This study aimed to assess the impact of two different feeding programs, including or not antimicrobials, on gut microbiota development at early ages in commercial pigs. For this, 21-day-old weaned piglets were distributed into 12 pens (6 replicates with 26 pigs each) and fed ad libitum until fatten...

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Main Authors: Paola López-Colom, Jordi Estellé, Jordi Bonet, Jaume Coma, Susana Ma. Martín-Orúe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
pig
zno
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/2/242