Intestinal function and gut microflora of broiler chickens as influenced by cereal grains and microbial enzyme supplementation

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 647-658

  Shakouri, M D ^a,b   Iji, P A ^a   Mikkelsen, L L ^a   Cowieson, A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

^c DANISCO ANIMAL NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Cereal grain; Feed intake; Growth; Intestinal development; Microbial enzyme; Microflora function

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CEREAL; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; JEJUNUM; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CEREALS; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENZYMES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINES; JEJUNUM; MALE;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; HORDEUM; LACTOBACILLUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70349108724     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2008.00852.x     Document Type: Article

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