Efficiency of a prebiotic and a plant extract alone or in combination on broiler performance and intestinal physiology

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 623-629

  Catalá Gregori, Pablo ^a,b   Mallet, Serge ^c,d   Travel, Angélique ^c,d   Orengo, Juan ^a   Lessire, Michel ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Asociación Avícola Valenciana CECAV   (Spain)

^c STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^d UMT BIRD   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic growth promoter; Broiler; Plant extract; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 58949095223     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS08017     Document Type: Article

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