Effects of dietary Astragalus polysaccharide and Astragalus membranaceus root supplementation on growth performance, rumen fermentation, immune responses, and antioxidant status of lambs

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 60-67

  Zhong, R Z ^a   Yu, M ^b   Liu, H W ^a   Sun, H X ^a   Cao, Y ^a   Zhou, D W ^a  

^a NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

^b HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Astragalus membranaceus root; Astragalus polysaccharide; Immune responses; Rumen fermentation; Weaned lambs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84862819634     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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