Occurrence of bifidobacteria in faeces of calves fed milk or a combined diet

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 359-365

  Vlková, Eva ^a   Rada, Vojtěch ^a   Trojanová, Iva ^a   Killer, Jiři ^a   Šmehilová, Martina ^a   Molatová, Zuzana ^b  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Calf feeding; Concentrates; Cultivation; Faecal flora; Milk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CATTLE; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MILK;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM;

EID: 50949084232     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390802327662     Document Type: Article

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