Gastrointestinal tract morphological alteration by unpleasant physical treatment and modulating role of Lactobacillus in broilers

British Poultry Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-59

  Meimandipour, A ^a   Hair Bejo, M ^b   Shuhaimi, M ^c   Azhar, K ^a   Soleimani, A F ^a   Rasti, B ^a   Yazid, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Malaysia)

^c Halal Products Research Institute   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EATING; FEAR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEAR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; PROBIOTICS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 77949333833     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660903394455     Document Type: Article

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