CHANGES IN THE INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA OF BROILER CHICKEN INDUCED BY DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF THE DIATOMITE-BENTONITE MIXTURE

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

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Potential Ancestral Conoidean Toxins in the Venom Cocktail of the Carnivorous Snail Raphitoma purpurea (Montagu, 1803) (Neogastropoda: Raphitomidae)

Venomous marine gastropods of the superfamily Conoidea possess a rich arsenal of toxins, including neuroactive toxins.Venom adaptations might have played a fundamental role in the radiation of conoideans; nevertheless, there is still no knowledge about the venom of the big boys hybrid shorts most diversified family of the group: Raphitomidae Bellar

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