Effect of potassium diformate on growth performance and gut microbiota in broiler chickens challenged with necrotic enteritis

British Poultry Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-75

  Mikkelsen, L L ^a   Vidanarachchi, J K ^a   Olnood, C G ^a   Bao, Y M ^a   Selle, P H ^b   Choct, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTERITIS; ENTEROPATHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NECROSIS; PH;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTERITIS; FORMATES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; NECROSIS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; POULTRY DISEASES;

AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 61449125869     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660802613252     Document Type: Article

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