Dietary modulation of endogenous host defense peptide synthesis as an alternative approach to in-feed antibiotics
Traditionally, antibiotics are included in animal feed at subtherapeutic levels for growth promotion and disease prevention. However, recent links between in-feed antibiotics and a rise in antibiotic-resistant pathogens have led to a ban of all antibiotics in livestock production by the European Uni...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Animal Nutrition |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654517301531 |