Effects of wheat bran in comparison to antibiotics on growth performance, intestinal immunity, barrier function, and microbial composition in broiler chickens

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of wheat bran (WB) and antibiotics on growth performance, intestinal immunity, barrier function, and microbial composition in broiler chickens. A total of 168 one-day-old male Arbor Acre chicks were allocated to 3 treatments consisting of 7 repli...

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Main Authors: Q.H. Shang, S.J. Liu, T.F. He, H.S. Liu, S. Mahfuz, X.K. Ma, X.S. Piao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579120303941