Influence of dietary inclusion of Bacillus licheniformis on laying performance, egg quality, antioxidant enzyme activities, and intestinal barrier function of laying hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2389-2395

  Lei, K ^a   Li, Y L ^a   Yu, D Y ^a   Rajput, I R ^a   Li, W F ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Egg quality; Hormone; Laying performance

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84882575465     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02686     Document Type: Article

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