Effect of feeding yeast culture on performance, health, and immunocompetence of dairy calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1497-1509

  Magalhaes V J A ^a,b   Susca, F ^a   Lima, F S ^a   Branco, A F ^b   Yoon, I ^c   Santos, J E P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^c Diamond V Mills   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf; Health; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Yeast culture

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 42449113787     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0582     Document Type: Article

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