Role of in-feed clove supplementation on growth performance, intestinal microbiology, and morphology in broiler chicken

Livestock Science

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 113-118

  Agostini, P S ^a   Sola Oriol D ^a   Nofrarias M ^b   Barroeta, A C ^a   Gasa, J ^a   Manzanilla, E G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE DE RECERCA EN SANITAT ANIMAL CRESA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Clove; E. coli; Immune response; Lactobacillus

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; LACTOBACILLUS; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 84862203836     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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