Effect of green tea and mulberry leaf powders on the gut microbiota of chicken

Abstract Background The gut microbiota is closely correlated with host health and is strongly influenced by food composition. Chinese herbs are usually used as natural feed additives in livestock production. Therefore, the present study assessed the influence of diet supplementation with green tea a...

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Main Authors: Yuan Chen, Jiajia Ni, Hongwei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-019-1822-z