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The effect of feeding a commercial essential oil product on Clostridium perfringens numbers in the intestine of broiler chickens measured by real-time PCR targeting the α-toxin-encoding gene (plc)
2010-05-01
Abstract excerpt
Proliferation of Clostridium perfringens type A in the broiler intestinal tract is related to poor growth and litter quality, and can under certain conditions lead to the development of necrotic enteritis (NE), a severe gastrointestinal disease in broilers. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of a commercial essential oil blend, CRINA® Poultry, on the intestinal C. perfringens population...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 02461e03-4192-5307-b32c-c1b4158ea5e7
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.03.010
