Effect of antibiotic growth promoters on broiler performance, intestinal growth parameters, and quantitative morphology

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 476-485

  Miles, R D ^a   Butcher, G D ^a   Henry, P R ^a   Littell, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Broiler; Intestinal tract; Morphology

Indexed keywords

AVES; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACITRACIN; CHICKENS; FEMALE; INTESTINES; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

EID: 33646910523     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.3.476     Document Type: Article

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