Effects of phytogenic feed additive on growth performance, digestibility, blood metabolites, intestinal microbiota, meat color and relative organ weight after oral challenge with clostridium perfringens in broilers

Livestock Science

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-88

  Cho, J H ^a   Kim, H J ^a   Kim, I H ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Broilers; Clostridium perfringens; Growth performance; Intestinal microflora; Phytogenic feed additive; Serum cholesterol

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ILLICIUM VERUM; MYRRHIS ODORATA; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84892512429     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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