Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO TNO Voeding (author), Langhout, D.J. (author), Schutte, J.B. (author), de Jong, J. (author), Sloetjes, H. (author), Verstegen, M.W.A. (author), Tamminga, S. (author) A study was conducted with conventional and germ-free broiler chicks to obtain more information on the role of the intestinal microflora in the anti-nutritive effects of NSP in broiler chicks. As the NSP source, highly methylated citrus pectin (HMC) was used at a dose level of 30 g/kg in a maize-based diet. The diets fed to the germ-free chicks...
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