Effects of astaxanthin-rich algal meal (Haematococcus pluvalis) on growth performance, caecal campylobacter and clostridial counts and tissue astaxanthin concentration of broiler chickens

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 108, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 119-132

  Waldenstedt, L ^a   Inborr, J ^b   Hansson, I ^c   Elwinger, K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b AstaCarotene AB   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Campylobacter jejuni; Carotenoid; Clostridium perfringens; Digestibility; Intestinal colonization

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AVES; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GALLUS GALLUS; HAEMATOCOCCUS; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

EID: 0038486762     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(03)00164-0     Document Type: Article

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