Influence of β-glucanase-producing lactobacillus strains on intestinal characteristics and feed passage rate of broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 734-741

  Sieo, C C ^a   Abdullah, N ^a   Tan, W S ^a   Ho, Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chicken; Feed passage rate; Intestinal characteristic; Transformed lactobacillus; glucanase

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 19044399329     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.5.734     Document Type: Article

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