Influence of method of whole wheat inclusion and xylanase supplementation on the performance, apparent metabolisable energy, digestive tract measurements and gut morphology of broilers

British Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 385-394

  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

XYLAN 1,4 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT GAIN; WHEAT;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GIZZARD; MALE; TRITICUM; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT GAIN; XYLOSIDASES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 3242664520     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660410001730888     Document Type: Article

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