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Enzyme addition facilitates the post-disease compensatory growth of broiler chickens challenged with Clostridium perfringens
Download2009
Bruce, H. L., Nyachoti, C. M., Jones, R. M., Jia, W., Slominski, B. A.
In vitro incubation studies using a multicarbohydrase supplement showed a significant depolymerization of nonstarch polysaccharides (NSP) of soybean meal (SBM), canola meal and flaxseed meal, which was associated with the production of water-soluble NSP hydrolysis products. Effects of diet type...
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Feeding flaxseed enhances deposition of omega-3 fatty acids in broiler meat portions in different manner
Download2010
Rogiewicz, A., Slominski, B. A., Bruce, H. L., Jia, W.
Feeding a diet containing 12% flaxseed for 36 d significantly increased the n-3 fatty acid deposition in broiler meat. Based on this study, consuming 100 g of such fatty acid-enriched breast meat, whole leg or wing, a total of 0.2, 1.6 and 2.0 g of n-3 fatty acids, including 10.4, 20.3 and 25.3...
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Necrotic enteritis potential in a model system using Clostridium perfringens isolated from field outbreaks
Download2007
Toole, D. L., , Barnum, D. A., Bruce, H. L., Boerlin, P., Chalmers, G.
Necrotic enteritis is an enteric disease of avian species caused by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium perfringens. The disease is regularly controlled in the broiler chicken industry through the use of antimicrobials in feed, but is re-emerging in areas such as Europe where there is a ban on...