Evaluation of probiotics as feed supplements for ostrich chicks

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-130). === Production in farming of ostriches (Struthio camelus) is limited by the high mortality rate of ostrich chicks. Chicks which lack a well established microbiota are more susceptible to potentially fatal pathogenic infections. Therefore, the mortali...

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Main Author: Greenhill, Nikita
Other Authors: Reid, Sharon J
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10521