Performance of layer or broiler breeder hens varies in response to different probiotic preparations

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 162-169

  Bozkurt, Mehmet ^a   Küçükyilmaz, Kamil ^a   Ayhan, Veysel ^b   Çabuk, Metin ^c   Çatlil, Abdullah Uǧur ^a  

^a Erbeyli Incir Ara tirma Enstitüsü Müdürlü ü   (Turkey)

^b Süleymen Demirel Universitesi   (Turkey)

^c CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Broiler breeder; Laying hen; Performance; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051707045     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2011.e31     Document Type: Article

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