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A dietary supplement protects the lives of farm shrimp
02-21-2007 · EurekAlert!The lives of shrimp have been saved by a dietary supplement which prevents infection by pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria. Could this put a stop to the use of antibiotics?
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