Effect of Enterococcus faeciumon the digestive tract of poultry as a probiotic

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-298

  Kačániová, Miroslava ^a   Kmeť, Vladimír ^b   Čcuboň, Juraj ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Enzymatic activity of cellulases; Escherichia coli; Lactobacilli; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 33746780076     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: 13000128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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