The effect of Artemisia annua on broiler performance, on intestinal microbiota and on the course of a Clostridium perfringens infection applying a necrotic enteritis disease model

Avian Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 369-376

  Engberg, Ricarda Margarete ^a   Grevsen, Kai ^a   Ivarsen, Elise ^b   Fretté, Xavier ^b   Christensen, Lars Porskjær ^b   Højberg, Ole ^a   Jensen, Bent Borg ^a   Canibe, Nuria ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIRD DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTERITIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTESTINE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; NECROSIS; PLANT LEAF; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENTERITIS; INTESTINES; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIOTA; NECROSIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POULTRY DISEASES; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84867887967     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2012.696185     Document Type: Article

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