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Report on Antimicrobial Usage and Alternatives for Prophylaxis and Performance Enhancement in Pig Populations in East and Southeast Asia

Year of publication 2014

Pages 38 p.

Author Otte, J.;Vergne, T.;Fournié, G.;Hardstaff, J.;Tornimbene, B.;Udo Pfeiffer, D.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This study looks AMR and AMU in pig production in south-east Asian countries.

Language English

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