The use of Lactobacillus as an alternative of antibiotic growth promoters in pigs: A review

Antibiotics, often supplemented in feed, used as a growth promoter, may cause their residual effect in animal produce and also trigger antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which is of serious concern among swine farming entrepreneurs. As an alternative, supplementing probiotics gained interest in rece...

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Main Authors: Runjun Dowarah, A.K. Verma, Neeta Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-03-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654516301482