Effect of butyric acid on performance, gastrointestinal tract health and carcass characteristics in broiler chickens

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1026-1031

  Panda, A K ^a   Rao, S V Rama ^a   Raju, M V L N ^a   Sunder, G Shyam ^a  

^a PROJECT DIRECTORATE ON POULTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Butyric acid; Carcass characteristics; GI tract health; Performance

Indexed keywords

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 70350154509     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2009.80298     Document Type: Article

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