Immunoactive, medicinal properties of mushroom and herb polysaccharides and their potential use in chicken diets

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 427-440

  Guo, F C ^a,b   Savelkoul, H F J ^a   Kwakkel, R P ^a   Williams, B A ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Chicken; Health; Herb; Immune; Mushroom; Physico chemical; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; GALLUS GALLUS; LENTINULA EDODES; LENTINUS; TREMELLA FUCIFORMIS;

EID: 0942291504     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS20030026     Document Type: Review

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