Performance and immune response of buffalo calves supplemented with probiotic

Livestock Science

Volumn 137, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 24-30

  Masucci, Felicia ^a   De Rosa, Giuseppe ^a   Grasso, Fernando ^a   Napolitano, Fabio ^b   Esposito, Giulia ^a   Di Francia, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buffalo calves; Dosing schedule; Enterococcus faecium SF68; Growth; Immune response; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS BUBALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 79953060391     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.09.019     Document Type: Article

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