Bacillus subtilis delivery route: effect on growth performance, intestinal morphology, cecal short-chain fatty acid concentration, and cecal microbiota in broiler chickens

• Published in: Poultry science Vol. 100; no. 3; p. 100809
• Main Authors: Oladokun, Samson, Koehler, Alyssa, MacIsaac, Janice, Ibeagha-Awemu, Eveline M., Adewole, Deborah I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.03.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: amnion; Animal Feed - analysis; Animals; antibiotics; Bacillus subtilis; Bacillus subtilis - chemistry; broiler chickens; Cecum - metabolism; Cecum - microbiology; Chickens - growth & development; delivery routes; diet; Diet - veterinary; fatty acid composition; Fatty Acids, Volatile - analysis; fermentation; growth performance; homeostasis; ileum; in ovo; intestinal microorganisms; Intestines - drug effects; jejunum; Metabolism and Nutrition; Microbiota; necrotic enteritis; poultry industry; probiotics; Probiotics - pharmacology; Random Allocation; short chain fatty acids; villi; performance; in ovo; delivery routes; broiler chickens; probiotics
• ISSN: 0032-5791; 1525-3171; 1525-3171
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.10.063

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