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GORDON1 showed that a dietary antibiotic supplement of 50 parts per million of procaine penicillin or terramycin in the food of chicks produced a significant reduction in the weight of the small intestine. The weights of the liver and spleen were not affected.
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Gordon, H. A., Report of a Colloquium held on June 4, 1952, at the Lobund Institute, Notre Dame, Indiana (1952).
Harrington, G., and Taylor, J. H., J. Agric. Sci. (in the press).
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TAYLOR, J., HARRINGTON, G. Influence of Dietary Antibiotic Supplements on the Visceral Weights of Pigs. Nature 175, 643–644 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175643a0
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