Growth behaviour of a spore forming probiotic strain in the gastrointestinal tract of broiler chicken and piglets

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-17

  Jadamus, Anke ^a   Vahjen, W ^b   Simon, O ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chicken; Growth behaviour; Intestine; Piglets; Spore forming probiotic

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHICKEN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SUCKLING; SWINE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BACILLUS CEREUS; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; PROBIOTICS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SWINE;

EID: 0042411909     PISSN: 0003942X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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