Effects of lactulose supplementation on performance, blood profiles, excreta microbial shedding of Lactobacillus and Escherichia coli, relative organ weight and excreta noxious gas contents in broilers

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 424-430

  Cho, J H ^a   Kim, I H ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blood profiles; Broiler; Excreta noxious gas contents; Lactulose; Microbial shedding; Organ weight; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

GAS; LACTULOSE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ANALYSIS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; AVIAN STOMACH; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; BLOOD; BURSA FABRICII; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GAS; LACTOBACILLUS; LIVER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPLEEN; VETERINARY;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; BURSA OF FABRICIUS; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GASES; GIZZARD; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTULOSE; LIVER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; SPLEEN;

EID: 84899932506     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12086     Document Type: Article

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