Evaluation of diet containing lactobacilli on performance, fecal coliform, and lactobacilli of young dairy calves

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 39-49

  Abu Tarboush, Hamza M ^a   Al Saiady, Mohamed Y ^a   Keir El Din, Ahmed H ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cattle calf; Lactobacilli

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 0001908779     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-8401(95)00850-0     Document Type: Article

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