Dietary nucleotide supplementation as an alternative to in-feed antibiotics in weaned piglets
Nucleotides are important to cell growth and division and are crucial to the rapid proliferation of such cells as the intestinal mucosa and immune cells. Accordingly, the nucleotide requirements of animals are high during periods of rapid growth and periods of stress like post-weaning period. Thus,...
Main Authors: | G.A.C. Valini, M.S. Duarte, A.A. Calderano, L.M. Teixeira, G.A. Rodrigues, K.M. Fernandes, R. Veroneze, N.V.L. Serão, H.C. Mantovani, G.C. Rocha |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731120300215 |
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