Influence of phytase and xylanase, individually or in combination, on performance, apparent metabolisable energy, digestive tract measurements and gut morphology in broilers fed wheat-based diets containing adequate level of phosphorus

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 76-84

  Wu, Y B ^a   Ravindran, V ^a   Thomas, D G ^a   Birtles, M J ^a   Hendriks, W H ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDO 1,4 BETA XYLANASE; PHYTASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SOYBEAN; STOMACH JUICE; VISCOSITY; WHEAT;

6-PHYTASE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; ENDO-1,4-BETA XYLANASES; ENERGY METABOLISM; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PHOSPHORUS, DIETARY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOYBEANS; TRITICUM; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1642321977     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660410001668897     Document Type: Article

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