Effects of single or combined dietary supplementation of β-glucan and kefir on growth performance, blood characteristics and meat quality in broilers

British Poultry Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 216-221

  Cho, J H ^a   Zhang, Z F ^a   Kim, I H ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AVILAMYCIN; BETA GLUCAN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-GLUCANS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHICKENS; CULTURED MILK PRODUCTS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; ORGAN SIZE; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 84877822735     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2013.777691     Document Type: Article

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