Novel probiotics: Their effects on growth performance, gut development, microbial community and activity of broiler chickens

A total of 294 one-day-old Cobb broiler chickens were used to investigate the effects of four Lactobacillus strains on gut microbial profile and production performance. The six dietary treatments, each with 7 replicates were: 1) basal diet (negative control), 2) one of four strains of Lactobacillus...

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Main Authors: Chen G. Olnood, Sleman S.M. Beski, Mingan Choct, Paul A. Iji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2015-09-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654515300019