Effect of anise (Pimpinella anisum), ginger (Zingiber officinale roscoe) and fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) and their mixture on performance of broilers

Archiv fur Geflugelkunde

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 92-96

  El Deek, A A ^a   Attia, Youssef A ^b,d   Hannfy, Maysa M ^c  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^d Dept of Anim/Poultry Production   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anise; Broiler; Dressing; Fat content; Feed additives; Fennel; Ginger; Growth; Nutrition; Spices

Indexed keywords

FOENICULUM VULGARE; MYRRHIS ODORATA; PIMPINELLA; PIMPINELLA ANISUM; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0038744324     PISSN: 00039098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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