Effects of probiotic Bacillus cereus toyoi on abdominal fat accumulation in the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-41

  Homma, Hideya ^a   Shinohara, Taku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominal fat; Body temperature; Japanese quail; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACILLUS CEREUS; COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 1542351676     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2004.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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