Effects of dietary yeast β-glucans supplementation on growth performance, gut morphology, intestinal Clostridium perfringens population and immune response of broiler chickens challenged with necrotic enteritis

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 215, Issue , 2016, Pages 144-155

  Tian, Xiangyu ^a   Shao, Yujing ^a   Wang, Zhong ^a   Guo, Yuming ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Broiler chickens; Clostridium perfringens; Gut health; Yeast glucans

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961218618     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2016.03.009     Document Type: Article

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