The Bacillus subtilis and lactic acid bacteria probiotics influences intestinal mucin gene expression, histomorphology and growth performance in broilers

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1285-1293

  Aliakbarpour, H R ^a   Chamani, M ^a   Rahimi, G ^b   Sadeghi, A A ^a   Qujeq, D ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Broilers; Gene Expression; Mucin; Probiotic; Small Intestine

Indexed keywords

ARIA; AVES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84865523170     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2012.12110     Document Type: Article

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