Evaluation of the performance and intestinal gut microflora of broilers fed on corn-soy diets supplemented with bacillus subtilis PB6 (CloSTAT)

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 296-303

  Teo, A Y ^a   Tan, H M ^a  

^a Kemin Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Clostridium species; Direct fed microbial; Escherichia coli; Feed conversion ratio; Immune response; Lactobacillus species

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34748815642     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/japr/16.3.296     Document Type: Article

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