Administration of mushroom extract to broiler chickens for bifidobacteria enhancement and Salmonella reduction

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 658-664

  Willis, W L ^a   King, K ^a   Iskhuemhen, O S ^a   Ibrahim, S A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Broiler chicken; Mushroom extract; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

AVES; BASIDIOMYCOTA; GALLUS GALLUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 73349139246     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2008-00101     Document Type: Article

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