Effect of litter treatment on growth performance, intestinal development, and selected cecum microbiota in broiler chickens

Effect of litter treatment on growth performance, intestinal development, and selected cecum microbiota in broiler chickens

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine whether the type of bedding materials (sand, wood shavings, and paper) and of two chemical amendments (lime and bentonite) could interfere with litter quality (moisture, pH, and total bacterial counts), thereby influencing also the growth perform...

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Main Authors: Gilaneh Taherparvar, Alireza Seidavi, Leila Asadpour, Rita Payan-Carreira, Vito Laudadio, Vincenzo Tufarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2016-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
bedding material
broilers
growth
litter quality
microbiota
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982016000500257&lng=en&tlng=en

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