Decoquinate, lasalocid and monensin for starter feeds and the performance of holstein calves to 20 weeks of age;Decoquinato, lasalocida e monensina em concentrado inicial e desempenho de bezerros holandeses até 20 semanas de idade

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 421-426

  Nussio, Carla Maris Bittar ^a   Huber, John Tal ^b   Nussio, Luiz Gustavo ^c  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coccidiostats; Feed efficiency; Growth; Ionophore; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347403411     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162002000300002     Document Type: Article

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