Influence of different litter materials on cecal microbiota colonization in broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2474-2481

  Torok, V A ^a   Hughes, R J ^a   Ophel Keller, K ^a   Ali, M ^b   MacAlpine, R ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Broiler performance; Cecal microbiota; Litter; Microbial profiling; Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 70449411822     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00381     Document Type: Article

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