Production performance, serum/yolk cholesterol and immune competence of White Leghorn layers as influenced by dietary supplementation with probiotic

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-94

  Panda, A K ^a   Reddy, M R ^a   Rama Rao, S V ^a   Praharaj, N K ^a  

^a PROJECT DIRECTORATE ON POULTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibody; Calcium; Chickens; Cholesterol; Egg production; Egg shell quality; Immune response; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ P; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ-P; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHICKEN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CALCIUM; CHICKENS; CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EGG SHELL; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PROBIOTICS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037328132     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022036023325     Document Type: Article

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