Effect of probiotic on growth performance and digestive enzyme activity of Arbor Acres broilers

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-167

  Wang, Yanbo ^a   Gu, Qing ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus coagulans; Broiler; Enzyme; Growth performance; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BODY WEIGHT; BROILER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DUODENUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL RATE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACILLUS; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; MALE; PROBIOTICS; WEIGHT GAIN;

BACILLUS COAGULANS;

EID: 77955927476     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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