Evaluation of an intestinal Lactobacillus reuteri strain expressing rumen fungal xylanase as a probiotic for broiler chickens fed on a wheat-based diet

British Poultry Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 507-514

  Liu, J R ^a   Lai, S F ^b   Yu, B ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ENDO 1,4 BETA XYLANASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; LACTIC ACID; PROBIOTIC AGENT; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DIGESTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTESTINE; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIGESTION; ENDO-1,4-BETA XYLANASES; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINES; LACTIC ACID; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MALE; PROBIOTICS; VISCOSITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34547946721     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660701485034     Document Type: Article

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