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Animal nutrition and the influence of probiotics

Patricia Marques

9781773618418
475 pages
Arcler Education Inc
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Overview
Probiotics have been shown to promote growth, improve efficiencyof feed utilization, protect host from intestinal infectionand stimulate immune responses in farm animals. In layingchicken, probiotics increased hen-gay egg production. This bookdiscusses probiotics’ mode of action and probiotics’ practicalapplication in animal production, while explaining the use ofprobiotics in preventing and fighting animal diseases. The beneficialeffects of probiotics in animal production have been related to different modesof action.
Author Bio
Patricia obtained her PhD form University College Dublin in 2010. Her interests are on Microbiologyand Parasitology. She is currently working as a Postdoc at University of Maryland Baltimore, USA onChlamydia infections

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