Assessment of a phytogenic feed additive effect on broiler growth performance, nutrient digestibility and caecal microflora composition

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 168, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 223-231

  Mountzouris, K C ^a   Paraskeuas, V ^a   Tsirtsikos, P ^a   Palamidi, I ^a   Steiner, T ^b   Schatzmayr, G ^c   Fegeros, K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b BIOMIN Holding GmbH Industriestrasse 21   (Austria)

^c BIOMIN RESEARCH CENTER   (Austria)

Author keywords

Broiler; Caecal microflora; Essential oil; Nutrient digestibility; Performance; Phytogenic

Indexed keywords

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CITRUS; GLYCINE MAX; LACTOBACILLUS; MYRRHIS ODORATA; ORIGANUM; POSIBACTERIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860390265     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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