Effect of glycerol monocaprate (monocaprin) on broiler chickens: An attempt at reducing intestinal Campylobacter infection

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 588-592

  Hilmarsson, H ^a   Thormar, H ^a   Thrainsson J H ^a   Gunnarsson, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Broiler feed; Campylobacter enteritis; Chicken; Monocaprin

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; GALLUS GALLUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

ACYLGLYCEROL; RAC GLYCEROL 1 MONODECANOATE; RAC-GLYCEROL 1-MONODECANOATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOACA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HETEROZYGOTE; INTESTINE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CARRIER STATE; CHICKENS; CLOACA; FEMALE; GLYCERIDES; INTESTINES; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 33646937160     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.4.588     Document Type: Article

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