Effects of prebiotic, probiotic and synbiotic on performance and cecal microbiome of laying hens

The rampant use of antibiotics as growth promoters in poultry feed has led to development of antibiotic resistant bacteria and accumulation of antibiotic residues in poultry eggs and meat. Probiotic bacterial strains, prebiotic oligosaccharides and their combination as synbiotics (probiotics + prebi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tang, Shirley Gee Hoon
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69731/1/IB%202016%2011%20IR.pdf