Diet supplementation with an organic acids-based formulation affects gut microbiota and expression of gut barrier genes in broilers

This study was designed to study the effect of diet supplementation with an organic acids-based formulation (OABF) on luminal- and mucosa-associated bacteria, concentration of volatile fatty acids (VFA), microbial glycolytic enzyme activity and expression of mucin 2 (MUC2), immunoglobulin A (IgA) an...

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Main Authors: Irida Palamidi, Konstantinos C. Mountzouris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-12-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654518300362