Probiotics and lamb performance: A review

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 5198-5203

  Khalid, F M ^a   Shahzad, A M ^a   Sarwar, M ^a   Rehman, A U ^a   Sharif, M ^a   Mukhtar, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Lambs performance; Microbial growth; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80355138531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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