Characteristics and modifi cation of the intestinal tract microbiota of the channel catfi sh ictalurus punctatus

Direct-Fed Microbials and Prebiotics for Animals: Science and Mechanisms of Action

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 163-188

  Burr, Julie J ^a   Clement, Ashley R ^b   Stellwag, Edmund J ^a   Burr, Gary S ^c   Ricke, Steven C ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; MICROORGANISMS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

CHANNEL CATFISH; CRITICAL COMPONENT; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GROWTH PERFORMANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTESTINAL TRACT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; RESEARCH FOCUS;

NUTRITION;

EID: 84921581147     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1311-0_11     Document Type: Chapter

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