Antibiotic growth promoters and waxy corn enhance broiler growth performance through starch digestibility and microbiota modulation in the crop and ileum - Xu, Yanwei; Xiao, Yong; Ai, Chunxiao; Huang, Yihong; Zhou, Huajin; Li, Jianhui; Yuan, Jianmin (Poultry science, 2025)
Keywords: Animal Feed - analysis; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - drug effects; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Broiler; Chickens - growth & development; Chickens - microbiology; Chickens - physiology; Crop, Avian - drug effects; Crop, Avian - microbiology; Crop, Avian - physiology; Diet - veterinary; Dietary Supplements - analysis; Digestion - drug effects; Full-Length; Gastrointestinal Microbiome - drug effects; Growth performance; Ileum - drug effects; Ileum - microbiology; Ileum - physiology; Male; Microbiota; Random Allocation; Starch - metabolism; Starch digestibility; Virginiamycin; Virginiamycin - administration & dosage; Virginiamycin - pharmacology; Zea mays - chemistry; Microbiota; Virginiamycin; Starch digestibility; Growth performance; Broiler