Effect of different concentrations of Bacillus subtilis on growth performance, carcase quality, gut microflora and immune response of broiler chickens

British Poultry Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 658-665

  Molnar A K ^a   Podmaniczky, B ^a   Kurti P ^b   Tenk, I ^b   Glavits R ^c   Virag G ^a   Szabo Z ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b SMV Probiotics Copenhagen ^*  (Hungary)

^c CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EATING; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINES; MEAT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 84855891103     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2011.636029     Document Type: Article

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