Review: The use of direct fed microbials to mitigate pathogens and enhance production in cattle

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-211

  McAllister, T A ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a   Alazzeh, A Y ^a   Baah, J ^a   Teather, R M ^a   Stanford, K ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Bacteriocins; Cattle; Direct fed microbials; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Lactobacillus; Rumen

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVIDAE; BUTYRIVIBRIO FIBRISOLVENS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; LACTOBACILLUS; MEGASPHAERA ELSDENII; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA; SELENOMONAS RUMINANTIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79959810002     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: 19181825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjas10047     Document Type: Review

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