Intestinal mucosa development in broiler chickens fed natural growth promoters

This study evaluated the use of probiotics and prebiotics on the histological and morphological indexes of the intestinal mucosa of broilers at 21 days of age. Thirty-six birds were randomly distributed in a 3 x 3 factorial arrangement, considering 3 probiotics and prebiotics sources in the diet. Th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: ERL Pelicano, PA Souza, HBA Souza, DF Figueiredo, MM Boiago, SR Carvalho, VF Bordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2005-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2005000400005