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fermentative acidosis

  • Hens eating

    Inflammatory response to diet in the hindgut of layers

    The aim of the project was to investigate the effects of diet change over the short and long term in chickens, to determine whether this caused an inflammation of the hindgut tissues. .

  • Leading research

    Hindgut function in laying hens

    This report details a series of experiments designed to provide evidence of a fermentative acidosis caused in the hindgut gut of layer-type birds after changes in their diet, and the development of a commercial feed enzyme.

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