An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

National Agricultural Library
U.S. Department of Agriculture
  1. Home
  2. Research Tools
  3. Food Safety Research Projects Database
  4. Alternative Antibiotic Technologies For Weaned Pigs

Alternative Antibiotic Technologies For Weaned Pigs

Objective

Test the effectiveness of two potential alternative antibiotic feed additive technologies (a pharmaceutically-designed thymol-impregnated high molecular weight carbohydrate and a natural seed product of Nigella sativa) on performance, immune function, gut health, and colonization of Campylobacter coli, Salmonella spp., and generic E. coli in weaned pigs.

Institution
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Start date
2016
End date
2016
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
3091-32000-033-03S
Accession number
430784
Categories
Escherichia coli
Salmonella
Campylobacter
Chemical Contaminants
View this project