Replacing corn with sorghum in the diet alters intestinal microbiota without altering chicken performance

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2017, Pages e371-e382

  Fagundes, N S ^a   Pereira, R ^a   Bortoluzzi, C ^a   Rafael, J M ^a   Napty, G S ^a   Barbosa, J G M ^a   Sciencia, M C M ^a   Menten, J F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

16S Gene; gut microbiota; microflora; milo; nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGY; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAIZE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SORGHUM; VETERINARY;

AGING; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CHICKENS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DIET; INTESTINES; SORGHUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85008485805     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12614     Document Type: Article

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