Efficacy test of a hydrolysable tannin extract against necrotic enteritis in challenged broiler chickens

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 386-389

  Tosi, Giovanni ^a   Massi, Paola ^a   Antongiovanni, Mauro ^b   Buccioni, Arianna ^b   Minieri, Sara ^b   Marenchino, Luigi ^c   Mele, Marcello ^d  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Gruppo Mauro Saviola Srl   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Chestnut tannin; Hydrolysable tannin; Necrotic enteritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881289450     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2013.e62     Document Type: Article

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