Document Type
Report
Report Number
A.S. Series 68-29
Publication Date
1968
Summary
Antibiotics have become standard ingredients in most rations for growing swine. Antibiotic feeding generally increases average daily gains, improves feed efficiency, improves uniformity of performance and may reduce death loss during the growing period. The exact method by which antibiotics cause these beneficial effects is not known. However, they apparently do have an influence on the intestinal bacteria and there is concern that the bacteria may become resistant to an antibiotic when fed continually. Therefore, new antibiotics must be evaluated and compared with existing effective antibiotics.
Number of Pages
4
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Wahlstrom, Richard C., "Spectinomycin - A New Antibiotic" (1968). South Dakota Swine Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1968. 4.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_swine_1968/4