Enrichment of bifidobacteria in the hen caeca by dietary inulin

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-75

  Rada, V ^a   Duskova D ^b   Marounek, M ^b   Petr, J ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CECUM; CHICKEN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CECUM; CHICKENS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; INULIN;

EID: 0035232459     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02825891     Document Type: Article

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