Butyric acid glycerides in the diet of broiler chickens: Effects on gut histology and carcass composition

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-25

  Antongiovanni, Mauro ^a   Buccioni, Arianna ^a   Petacchi, Francesco ^a   Leeson, Steve ^b   Minieri, Sara ^a   Martini, Andrea ^a   Cecchi, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broilers feeding; Butyrate; Glycerides

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33947265917     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.19     Document Type: Article

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