The role of the commensal gut microbial community in broiler chickens

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-104

  Lan, Y ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^a   Tamminga, S ^a   Williams, B A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Competitive exclusion; Gut microbial community; Gut mucosal cell proliferation; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 18244367156     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS200445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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