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Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A Volume 25, 2008 - Issue 12: Proceedings of the SaskVal Workshop June 2007 in Saskatoon (Canada)
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Collaborative study of a microbiological screening method (three-plate) for the banned antimicrobial growth promotors tylosin, virginiamycin, spiramycin, zinc bacitracin and avoparcin in animal feed

I. Pol-Hofstad RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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W. Driessen-Van Lankveld RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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M. Tomassen RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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J. De Jong RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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H. Van Egmond RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Pages 1465-1474 | Received 16 Jan 2008, Accepted 12 Aug 2008, Published online: 02 Dec 2008

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