Effects of kefir as a probiotic on serum cholesterol, total lipid, aspartate amino transferase and alanine amino transferase activities in broiler chicks

Medycyna Weterynaryjna

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-170

  Cenesiz, Sena ^a   Yaman, Hilmi ^b   Ozcan, Ayla ^c   Kart, Asim ^c   Karademir, Guler ^c  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Broiler chicks; Kefir; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749118790     PISSN: 00258628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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