Effect of benzoic acid, Enterococcus faecium, and essential oil complex on intestinal microbiota of laying hens under coccidia and Clostridium perfringens challenge

Effect of benzoic acid, Enterococcus faecium, and essential oil complex on intestinal microbiota of laying hens under coccidia and Clostridium perfringens challenge

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to investigate whether dietary supplementation with benzoic acid, Enterococcus faecium, and essential oil complex (BEC) could help laying hens recover from coccidia and Clostridium perfringens type A challenge. A total of 60 (35-wk-old) Lohmann-laying hens w...

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Main Authors: Hongye Zhang, Mengyu Li, Keying Zhang, Xuemei Ding, Shiping Bai, Qiufeng Zeng, Licui Chu, Danxi Hou, Yue Xuan, Huadong Yin, Jianping Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:Poultry Science
Subjects:
benzoic acid
intestinal health
proinflammatory factor
modulating microbial composition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579123000160

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