Factors Affecting Intestinal Health in Poultry

"The gastrointestinal (GI) tract has the most extensive exposed surface in the body and is constantly exposed to a wide variety of potentially harmful substances. The GI tract acts as a selective barrier between the tissues of the bird and its luminal environment. This barrier is composed of physical, chemical, immunological, and microbiological components. A wide range of factors associated with diet and infectious disease agents can negatively affect the delicate balance among the components of the chicken gut and, as a result, affect health status and production performance of birds in commercial poultry operations".

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Identifier	p0002
Creator	Yegani, M
Title	Factors Affecting Intestinal Health in Poultry/M. Yegani and D. R. Korver
Publication date	2008-
Series	Poultry Science.
Format	html and PDF
Abstract	"The gastrointestinal (GI) tract has the most extensive exposed surface in the body and is constantly exposed to a wide variety of potentially harmful substances. The GI tract acts as a selective barrier between the tissues of the bird and its luminal environment. This barrier is composed of physical, chemical, immunological, and microbiological components. A wide range of factors associated with diet and infectious disease agents can negatively affect the delicate balance among the components of the chicken gut and, as a result, affect health status and production performance of birds in commercial poultry operations".
Contributor	Korver, D. R.
Type	Review Article
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Mode of Access	No restriction to some full text articles
Subject	Poultry
Subject	Intestinal health
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