Yeast culture (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) supplementation in growing animals in the dairy industry

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lascano, Gustavo J ^a   Heinrichs, Arlyn J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy industry; Growing animals; Mode of action; Yeast culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 67149083333     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20072049     Document Type: Review

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