Effect of supplementing direct-fed microbials on broiler performance, nutrient digestibilities, and immune responses

Poultry Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 625-635

  Waititu, S M ^a   Yitbarek, A ^a   Matini, E ^a   Echeverry, H ^a   Kiarie, E ^b   Rodriguez Lecompte, J C ^c   Nyachoti, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b DANISCO ANIMAL NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broiler; Digestibility; Direct fed microbial; Immunity; Performance

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BROILER; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DIET; DIGESTION; DIRECT-FED MICROBIAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BROILER; DIGESTIBILITY; DIRECT-FED MICROBIAL; IMMUNITY; PERFORMANCE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACILLUS; CHICKENS; CYTOKINES; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROBIOTICS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 84898823245     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03575     Document Type: Article

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