Effects of probiotic and phytogenic products on performance, gut morphology and cecal microflora of broiler chickens

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 350-359

  Perić, Lidija ^a   Milošević, Niko ^a   Žikić, Dragan ^a   Bjedov, Siniša ^a   Cvetković, Dragoljub ^a   Markov, Siniša ^a   Mohnl, Michaela ^b   Steiner, Tobias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b BIOMIN Holding GmbH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Broiler; Gut morphology; Intestinal microbiota; Phytogenies; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77955952012     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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