Effect of essential oils and distillation residues blends on growth performance and blood metabolites of Holstein calves weaned gradually or abruptly

Livestock Science

Volumn 185, Issue , 2016, Pages 117-122

  Jeshari, Maryam ^a   Riasi, Ahmad ^a   Mahdavi, Amir Hossein ^a   Khorvash, Mohammad ^a   Ahmadi, Farhad ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Isfahan Science and Technology Town (ISTT)   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood metabolites; Calves; Distillation residue; Essential oil; Performance; Weaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958251180     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2015.12.011     Document Type: Article

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