Effect of supplementation of prebiotic mannan-oligosaccharides and probiotic mixture on growth performance of broilers subjected to chronic heat stress

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2235-2240

  Sohail, M U ^a,b   Hume, M E ^a   Byrd, J A ^a   Nisbet, D J ^a   Ijaz, A ^c   Sohail, A ^c   Shabbir, M Z ^c   Rehman, H ^c  

^a SOUTHERN PLAINS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b University College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chronic heat stress; Corticosterone; Ileal morphology; Prebiotic; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865454582     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02182     Document Type: Article

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