Effects of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens as a probiotic strain on growth performance, cecal microflora, and fecal noxious gas emissions of broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1963-1971

  Ahmed, Sonia Tabasum ^a   Islam, Md Manirul ^a   Mun, Hong Seok ^a   Sim, Hyeon Ju ^a   Kim, Ye Jin ^a   Yang, Chul Ju ^a  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens; broiler; direct fed microbial; growth performance; noxious gas

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TOXIC GAS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BLOOD; BROILER; CECUM; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIRECT-FED MICROBIAL; FECES; GAS; GROWTH PERFORMANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BROILER; DIRECT-FED MICROBIAL; GROWTH PERFORMANCE; NOXIOUS GAS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACILLUS; CECUM; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIET; FECES; GASES; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 84905693379     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03718     Document Type: Article

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