Effect of a radiant energy-treated lysozyme antimicrobial blend on the control of clostridial necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens

Avian Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1298-1300

  Zhang, Guopeng ^a,b   Mathis, Greg F ^c   Hofacre, Charles L ^d   Yaghmaee, Parastoo ^a   Holley, Richard A ^e   Durance, Tim D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Neova Technologies Inc   (Canada)

^c Southern Poultry Research Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Entegard ; lysozyme; necrotic enteritis; REV

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LYSOZYME;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; ENTERITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NECROSIS; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COCCIDIOSIS; EIMERIA; ENTERITIS; MURAMIDASE; NECROSIS; POULTRY DISEASES;

AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; EIMERIA MAXIMA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 78650454080     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/9370-041410-ResNote.1     Document Type: Article

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