Effect of a synbiotic on the intestinal microflora of chickens

Journal of Applied Poultry Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Dibaji, Seyed Morteza ^a   Seidavi, Alireza ^a   Asadpour, Leila ^a   Da Silva, Fernando Moreira ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Broiler chicken; Intestinal microflora; Synbiotic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898021811     PISSN: 10566171     EISSN: 15370437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/japr.2012-00709     Document Type: Article

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