Pre- and postweaning attributes in faunated and ciliate-free calves fed calf starter with or without fish meal

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2027-2036

  Sahoo, A ^a   Kamra, D N ^a   Pathak, N N ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Animal protein; Calf starter; Defaunation; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS X BOS TAURUS; CILIOPHORA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 26444434269     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72879-4     Document Type: Article

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