Effects of dietary cellulose levels on growth, nitrogen utilization, retention time of diets in digestive tract and caecal microflora of chickens

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 863-866

  Cao, B H ^a   Zhang, X P ^a   Guo, Y M ^a   Karasawa, Y ^a,b   Kumao, T ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caecal Microflora; Cellulose; Chicken; Growth; Nitrogen Utilization; Retention Time

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUBACTERIUM; GALLUS GALLUS; PEPTOCOCCACEAE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0038579648     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.863     Document Type: Article

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