The effects of dietary supplementation of pre-microencapsulated Enterococcus fecalis and the extract of Camellia oleifera seed on growth performance, intestinal morphology, and intestinal mucosal immune functions in broiler chickens

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 212, Issue , 2016, Pages 42-51

  Dong, Z L ^a   Wang, Y W ^b   Song, D ^b   Hou, Y J ^b   Wang, W W ^b   Qi, W T ^b   Yun, T T ^b   Li, A K ^b  

^a WUHAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ACADEMY OF STATE ADMINISTRATION OF GRAIN   (China)

Author keywords

Broiler; Extract of Camellia oleifera seed; Growth performance; Immune function; Intestinal mucosal; Pre microencapsulated Enterococcus fecalis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955189556     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2015.11.014     Document Type: Article

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