Effects of feeding fermented ginkgo biloba leaves on small intestinal morphology, absorption, and immunomodulation of early lipopolysaccharide-challenged chicks

Poultry Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 119-130

  Zhang, Xuhui ^a   Zhao, Linguo ^b   Cao, Fuliang ^a   Ahmad, Hussain ^c   Wang, Guibin ^a   Wang, Tian ^c  

^a College of Forest Resource and Environment ^*  (China)

^b NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Broiler chick; Fermented Ginkgo leaf; Intestinal inflammation; Small intestinal structure; Xylose absorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871482909     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02645     Document Type: Article

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