Effects of feeding untreated, pasteurized and acidified waste milk and bunk tank milk on the performance, serum metabolic profiles, immunity, and intestinal development in Holstein calves

Abstract Background The present experiment was performed to assess the effects of different sources of milk on the growth performance, serum metabolism, immunity, and intestinal development of calves. Eighty-four Holstein male neonatal calves were assigned to one of the following four treatment grou...

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Main Authors: Yang Zou, Yajing Wang, Youfei Deng, Zhijun Cao, Shengli Li, Jiufeng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-017-0182-4