Performance of single comb white leghorn fed a diet supplemented with a live microbial during the growth and egg laying phases

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 25-38

  Nahashon, Samuel N ^a   Nakaue, Harry S ^a   Mirosh, Larry W ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken general; Direct fed microbial; Lactobacilli; Nutrient retention; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

ARUNDINARIA; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; LACTOBACILLUS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0040651910     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-8401(95)00852-7     Document Type: Article

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