Effect of Dietary Yeast Culture on Milk Yield, Composition, and Component Yields at Commercial Dairies

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 204-207

  Shaver, R D ^a   Garrett, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Diamond V Mills   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Milk composition; Milk production; Yeast culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008712864     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31885-4     Document Type: Article

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