The effects of live yeast supplementation to dairy cows during the hot season on production, feed efficiency, and digestibility

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 343-351

  Moallem, U ^a   Lehrer, H ^a   Livshitz, L ^a   Zachut, M ^a   Yakoby, S ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Feed efficiency; Hot season; Live yeast

Indexed keywords

BOS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 58349096494     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0839     Document Type: Article

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