Dietary supplementation of yeast cell wall improves the gastrointestinal development of weaned calves

Dietary supplementation of yeast cell wall improves the gastrointestinal development of weaned calves

The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential benefits of yeast cell wall (YCW) on the gastrointestinal development of weaned calves. Twenty healthy Holstein male calves (BW = 92 ± 8.29 kg and 60 ± 5 d of age) were randomly allocated into 2 groups: CON with no YCW, and YCW (accounted fo...

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Main Authors: Jian Ma, Ali M. Shah, Yaqun Shao, Zhisheng Wang, Huawei Zou, Kun Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-12-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Subjects:
Weaned calf
Yeast cell wall
Ruminal histology
Intestinal histology
Intestinal barrier function
Gastrointestinal development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654520300731

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