Effects of microencapsulated probiotics and prebiotics on growth performance, antioxidative abilities, immune functions, and caecal microflora in broiler chickens

The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of microencapsulated probiotics and prebiotics in broilers. A total of 108 one-day-old male Arbor Acres broilers were randomly divided into 3 groups (CON: basal diet; MEP: basal diet + compound microecologic products; ANT: basal diet + antibiotics), an...

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Main Authors: Yongwei Wang, Zhenglin Dong, Dan Song, Hang Zhou, Weiwei Wang, Haijiang Miao, Li Wang, Aike Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Food and Agricultural Immunology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540105.2018.1463972