Effects of Clostridium butyricum and Lactobacillus plantarum on growth performance, immune function and volatile fatty acid level of caecal digesta in broilers

The study was conducted to investigate the effects of Clostridium butyricum and Lactobacillus plantarum on growth performance, immune function and volatile fatty acid (VFA) level of caecal digesta in broilers. One hundred and forty broilers were assigned to five groups (CON: basal diet; CB: basal di...

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Main Authors: Jinfeng Han, Yongwei Wang, Dan Song, Zixian Lu, Zhenglin Dong, Haijiang Miao, Weiwei Wang, Jianhua He, 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/10.1080/09540105.2018.1457013