Antibacterial activity of formic and propionic acids in the diet of hens on salmonellas in the crop

British Poultry Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-65

  Thompson, J L ^a   Hinton, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PH; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FORMIC ACIDS; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POULTRY DISEASES; PROPIONIC ACIDS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

EID: 0031087116     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669708417941     Document Type: Article

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