Effects of stocking density on the growth performance and digestive microbiota of broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1878-1889

  Guardia, S ^a   Konsak, B ^a   Combes, S ^b,c,d   Levenez, F ^e   Cauquil, L ^b,c,d   Guillot, J F ^f   Moreau Vauzelle, C ^b   Lessire, M ^a   Juin, H ^b   Gabriel, I ^a  

^a STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^e UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Broiler; Digestive microbiota; Growth performance; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 80051739968     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-01311     Document Type: Article

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