Guar meal diets as an alternative approach to inducing molt and improving Salmonella enteritidis resistance in late-phase laying hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 536-540

  Gutierrez, O ^a   Zhang, C ^a   Caldwell, D J ^a   Carey, J B ^a   Cartwright, A L ^a   Bailey, C A ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Guar; Laying hen; Molt; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 40949134750     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00337     Document Type: Article

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