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The influence of the dietary inclusion of the antibiotic avoparcin on the lactation performance of dairy cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

M.M. Abubakar ,
P. Rowlinson  and
D.G. Armstrong
M.M. Abubakar
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, The University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
P. Rowlinson
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, The University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
D.G. Armstrong
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition, The University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
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Extract

Avoparcin is a feed antibiotic which has been widely used as a growth promoter for broiler chickens, pigs and beef cattle throughout Europe. This paper presents results from a trial investigating the potential of Avoparcin as a performance enhancer when included in the diet of lactating dairy cows.

Type
Manipulation of Milk Production in Dairy Cows
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1988 , March 1988 , pp. 3
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1988

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