Document Type
Report
Report Number
A.S. Series 72-31
Publication Date
1972
Summary
Antibiotics have been used widely in swine rations at low levels to increase rate of gain and improve feed efficiency for the past two decades . The future of antibiotics as feed additives for swine is uncertain following the recent report of the Food and Drug Administration Task Force that recommended antimicrobial agents used in human clinical medicine be prohibited from growth promotion use in animals by December 31, 1973 .
Number of Pages
3
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Wahlstrom, Richard C. and Libal, G. W., "Effect of Flavomycin on Performance of Growing-Finishing Pigs" (1972). South Dakota Swine Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1972. 4.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_swine_1972/4