Effect of supplementation of mannan oligosaccharide and probiotic on growth performance, relative weights of viscera, and population of selected intestinal bacteria in cyclic heat-stressed broilers

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 485-491

  Sohail, M U ^a   Ijaz, A ^b   Younus, M ^b   Shabbir, M Z ^c   Kamran, Z ^b   Ahmad, S ^b   Anwar, H ^a   Yousaf, M S ^b   Ashraf, K ^d   Shahzad, A H ^b   Rehman, H ^b  

^a Government College University   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c UVAS   (Pakistan)

^d THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Broiler; Growth performance; Heat stress; Microbiota; Prebiotic; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84883658119     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2012-00682     Document Type: Article

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