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Using ruminally protected and nonprotected active dried yeast as alternatives to antibiotics in finishing beef steers: growth performance, carcass traits, blood metabolites, and fecal Escherichia coli.
Journal of animal science - 29 Sept 2018
Ran Tao, Shen Yizhao Z, Saleem Atef M, AlZahal Ousama, Beauchemin Karen A, Yang Wenzhu Z
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of supplementing the diet of finishing beef steers with active dried yeast (ADY) in ruminally protected and nonprotected forms on growth performance, carcass traits, and immune response. Seventy-five individually-fed Angus steers (initial body weight (BW) ± SD, 448 ± 8.4 kg) were assigned to a randomized complete design with 5 treatments: 1) control (no...
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