Effects of Enterococcus faecium supplementation and floor type on performance, morphology of erythrocytes and intestinal microbiota in broiler chickens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 564-568

  Samli, H E ^a   Dezcan, S ^a   Koc, F ^a   Ozduven, M L ^a   Okur, A Agma ^a   Senkoylu, N ^a  

^a NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; BACTERIAL LOAD; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; DIET; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ERYTHROCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HISTOLOGY; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; DIET; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ERYTHROCYTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIZZARD; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INTESTINES; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROBIOTICS;

AVES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77957683263     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2010.507241     Document Type: Article

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