Health and growth of veal calves fed milk replacers with or without probiotics

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2154-2165

  Timmerman, H M ^a   Mulder, L ^b   Everts, H ^a   Van Espen, D C ^c   Van Der Wal, E ^c   Klaassen, G ^d   Rouwers, S M G ^d   Hartemink, R ^e   Rombouts, F M ^e   Beynen, A C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WINCLOVE PROBIOTICS   (Netherlands)

^c Research and Development Department   (Netherlands)

^d Sloten BV   (Netherlands)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal health; Growth performance; Probiotics; Veal calves

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 26444599011     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72891-5     Document Type: Article

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