The role of supplemental glycine in establishing a subclinical necrotic enteritis challenge model in broiler chickens

Subclinical necrotic enteritis (NE) is an economically important disease in the broiler industry. With the move towards removal of antibiotics from feeds, solutions to control subclinical NE are desperately being sought. Dietary glycine has been shown to promote proliferation of Clostridium perfring...

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Main Authors: Guang-Da Xue, Shu-Biao Wu, Mingan Choct, Robert A. Swick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-09-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654517300513