Preliminary study of the microbial spectrum of the digestive tract in broilers fed diets with and without antibiotic supplementation

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 431-434

  Brzoska F ^a   Buluchevskij, S B ^b   Sliwinski B ^a   Stecka, K ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Poland)

^b Vil yams All Russia Research Institute of Feeds   (Russian Federation)

^c Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Broiler chicken; Caecum; Ileum; Microbial spectrum

Indexed keywords

AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 24944546974     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/70699/2005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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