Wheat starch digestion rate affects broiler performance

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1666-1675

  Gutierrez del alamo, A ^a   Verstegen, M W A ^b   Den hartog, L A ^b   Perez de ayala, P ^a   Villamide, M J ^c  

^a Nutreco Poultry and Rabbit Research Centre   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Broiler performance; Glycemic index; Microflora count; Starch digestion rate; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 68849102596     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00502     Document Type: Article

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