Supplementation of direct-fed microbials as an alternative to antibiotic on growth performance, immune response, cecal microbial population, and ileal morphology of broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2084-2090

  Salim, H M ^a,b   Kang, H K ^c   Akter, N ^c   Kim, D W ^c   Kim, J H ^c   Kim, M J ^c   Na, J C ^c   Jong, H B ^c   Choi, H C ^c   Suh, O S ^c   Kim, W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Department of Livestock Services ^*  (Bangladesh)

^c National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Broiler chicken; Direct fed microbial; Growth performance; Immune response; Intestinal morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880641594     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02947     Document Type: Article

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