Bacillus licheniformis prevents necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens

Avian Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 931-935

  Knap, I ^a   Lund, B ^a   Kehlet, A B ^a   Hofacre, C ^b   Mathis, G ^c  

^a CHR HANSEN A S   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Southern Poultry Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Clostridium; DFM; Necrotic enteritis; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTERITIS; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

AVES; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77953865300     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/9106-101509-ResNote.1     Document Type: Article

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