Effects of dietary Bacillus subtilis on heat-stressed broilers performance, intestinal morphology and microflora composition

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 198, Issue , 2014, Pages 279-285

  Al Fataftah, Abdur Rahman ^a   Abdelqader, Anas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Broiler; Heat stress; Intestinal morphology; Microflora; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 84918503435     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2014.10.012     Document Type: Article

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