Effects of dietary supplementation of synbiotics and phytobiotics on performance, caecal coliform population and some oxidant/antioxidant parameters of broilers

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Erdogan Z ^a   Erdogan S ^a   Aslantas O ^a   Celik S ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Broilers; Coliform; Oxidant antioxidant metabolism; Performance; Phytobiotics; Synbiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLESTEROL; OXIDIZING AGENT; PLASMA PROTEIN; SYNBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CECUM; CHICKEN; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CECUM; CHICKENS; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; OXIDANTS; SYNBIOTICS;

EID: 77956733784     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2009.00973.x     Document Type: Article

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