Growth performance, nutrients digestibility, and blood metabolites of lambs fed diets supplemented with probiotics during pre- and post-weaning period

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 523-530

  Saleem, A M ^a   Zanouny, A I ^b   Singer, A M ^c  

^a South Valley University   (Egypt)

^b Minia University   (Egypt)

^c ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Growth performance; Lamb; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016324392     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: 19765517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.16.0691     Document Type: Article

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