Antioxidants included in the diet of fattening lambs: Effects on immune response, stress, welfare and distal gut microbiota

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 173, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 177-185

  Morán, Lara ^a   Andrés, Sonia ^a   Bodas, Raúl ^a   Benavides, Julio ^a   Prieto, Nuria ^a   Pérez, Valentín ^a   Giráldez, F Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carnosic acid; Gut microbiota; Immune response; Oxidative stress; Vitamin E; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HORDEUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84858797802     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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