Effects of Bacillus subtilis natto on performance and immune function of preweaning calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5851-5855

  Sun, P ^a   Wang, J Q ^a   Zhang, H T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis natto; Calf; Immune function; Performance

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 4; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BLOOD; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CATTLE; DIET; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; MILK; PROBIOTICS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 78649308612     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3263     Document Type: Article

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