Microflora of the digestive tract: Critical factors and consequences for poultry

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Gabriel, I ^a   Lessire, M ^a   Mallet, S ^a   Guillot, J F ^b  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Digestion; Digestive tract; Growth; Health; Intestinal immune system; Metabolism; Microflora; Modification of bacterial community; Poultry; Product quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33749078378     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS2006111     Document Type: Review

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