Effects of dietary fructooligosaccharide on digestive enzyme activities, intestinal microflora and morphology of male broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1030-1036

  Xu, Z R ^a   Hu, C H ^a   Xia, M S ^a   Zhan, X A ^a   Wang, M Q ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Broiler; Digestive enzyme; Fructooligosaccharide; Intestinal microflora; Intestinal morphology

Indexed keywords

AVES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; LACTOBACILLUS; ZEA MAYS;

IDOLAX; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHICKEN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HISTOLOGY; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHICKENS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 0042708599     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.6.1030     Document Type: Article

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