Effects of xylanase and antibiotic supplementations on the nutritional utilisation of a wheat diet in growing chicks from genetic D+ and D− lines selected for divergent digestion efficiency

The experiment consisted of a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design testing the two D+ and D− chicken lines selected for divergent digestion efficiency (fifth selection generation), xylanase (with or without) and ampicillin and collistin (with or without) supplementations. From 8 to 22 days, 144 chickens (18 b...

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Main Authors: V. García, J. Gomez, S. Mignon-Grasteau, N. Sellier, B. Carré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731107000821