Changes in the intestinal microbiota of broiler chicken induced by dietary supplementation of the diatomite-bentonite mixture
Abstract Background Diatomite is a source of biologically available silicon but in feed industry its insecticide and anti-caking properties have been also widely recognized.The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of dietary diatomite-bentonite mixture (DBM) supplementation on the quantitative and qualitative composition of the bacterial mic