The dual sugar test (lactulose plus mannitol) is an unreliable indicator of feed withdrawal-associated changes in intestinal permeability in broiler chickens
ABSTRACT: Despite its importance in poultry research, there is lack of standardized and practical techniques to measure intestinal permeability in a noninvasive manner. Therefore, this research sought to standardize a procedure using lactulose (Lac) and mannitol (Man) to measure intestinal barrier f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-02-01
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Series: | Poultry Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579123008568 |