Safety assessment of antibiotic and probiotic feed additives for Gallus gallus domesticus

Abstract Antibiotics in feed select for resistant strains and is thus a threat to human health. In this study, the effect of a multi-strain probiotic and antibiotics on the growth and health of broilers was studied. Equal numbers of broilers received on a daily basis either a multi-strain probiotic...

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Main Authors: D. P. Neveling, L. van Emmenes, J. J. Ahire, E. Pieterse, C. Smith, L. M. T. Dicks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12866-7