Effects of feeding corn naturally contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxins and/or a modified yeast cell wall extract on the performance, immunity and carcass characteristics of grain-fed veal calves

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 27-34

  Martin, L M ^a   Wood, K M ^a   McEwen, P L ^a   Smith, T K ^a   Mandell, I B ^a   Yannikouris, A ^b   Swanson, K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ALLTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Corn; Growth; Immunity; Mycotoxins; Veal calves

Indexed keywords

FUSARIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954312093     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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