Antibiotic growth promoters and waxy corn enhance broiler growth performance through starch digestibility and microbiota modulation in the crop and ileum

This study aimed to investigate the internal connections between starch digestion properties and microbial changes in the gastrointestinal tract of broiler chickens. A total of 240 male AA+ broilers (21-day-old) were allocated to 4 treatments of regular and waxy corn with and without virginiamycin (...

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Published in:	Poultry Science
Main Authors:	Yanwei Xu, Yong Xiao, Chunxiao Ai, Yihong Huang, Huajin Zhou, Jianhui Li, Jianmin Yuan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-08-01
Subjects:	Starch digestibility Growth performance Microbiota Virginiamycin Broiler
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579125005309