Comparison of alternatives to in-feed antimicrobials for the prevention of clinical necrotic enteritis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1329-1338

  Geier, M S ^a,b   Mikkelsen, L L ^b   Torok, V A ^b,c   Allison, G E ^d   Olnood, C G ^b   Boulianne, M ^a,e   Hughes, R J ^a,b   Choct, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

antibiotics; microbiota; necrotic enteritis; organic acid; probiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIBIOTICS; BIRDS; CLOSTRIDIUM;

BODY WEIGHT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; FEED EFFICIENCIES; MICROBIOTAS; MONENSIN; NECROTIC ENTERITIS; PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED SALINES; PROBIOTICS;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

BACITRACIN ZINC; CARBOXYLIC ACID; MONENSIN; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; MORTALITY; ORGANIC ACID; POULTRY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE INJURY; LACTOBACILLUS JOHNSONII; NECROTIZING ENTERITIS; NONHUMAN;

AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; EIMERIA; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS JOHNSONII;

EID: 77956903434     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04758.x     Document Type: Article

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