Effects of Β-glucan and Bacillus subtilis on growth performance, blood profiles, relative organ weight and meat quality in broilers fed maize-soybean meal based diets

Livestock Science

Volumn 150, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 419-424

  Zhang, Z F ^a   Zhou, T X ^a   Ao, X ^a   Kim, I H ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

glucan; Bacillus subtilis; Broilers

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84869092881     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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