Compositions and methods for the enhancement of performance in meat- producing animals and for the treatment and control of disease therein

摘要

Methods for increasing the growth rate and increasing the efficiency of food utilization of meat-producing animals and for treating bacterial infections in said animals by administering an effective amount of selected antibiotics derived from the microorganism Streptomyces lydicus ssp. tanzanius (NRRL 18036) are described herein.