Weight Gains in Ampicillin-Resistant Escherichia Coli-Infected Chicks Treated with Ampicillin Stabilized with Medicinal Synthetic Aluminum-Magnesium Silicate (MSAMS®) and Supported by Antioxidant Supplementation

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