Use of a commercial probiotic supplement in meat goats

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 723-728

  Whitley, N C ^a   Cazac, D ^a,c   Rude, B J ^b   Jackson O'Brien, D ^a,d   Parveen, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Average daily gain; Carcass trait; Direct fed microbial; Growth; Meat goat; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; GOATS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MEAT; PROBIOTICS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CAPRA HIRCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 62249127338     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1031     Document Type: Article

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