Effect of dietary supplementation of probiotics on performance, caecal microbiology and small intestinal morphology of broiler chickens

Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-12

  Chae, B J ^a   Ingale, S L ^a   Kim, J S ^a   Kim, K H ^a   Sen, Sinol ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Khong, Chou ^a   Kim, E K ^a,b   Kwon, I K ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Broilers; Caecal microbiology; Intestinal morphology; Performance; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861914074     PISSN: 09722963     EISSN: 0974181X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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