Characterization of Intestinal Microbiota and Response to Dietary Virginiamycin Supplementation in the Broiler Chicken

The inclusion of antibiotic growth promoters, such as virginiamycin, at subtherapeutic levels in poultry feeds has a positive effect on health and growth characteristics, possibly due to beneficial effects on the host gastrointestinal microbiota. To improve our understanding of the chicken gastroint...

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Main Authors: Dumonceaux, Tim J., Hill, Janet E., Hemmingsen, Sean M., Van Kessel, Andrew G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2006
Subjects:
Microbial Ecology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1448984/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16597987
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.72.4.2815-2823.2006
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