Essential oils in broiler nutrition

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 738-752

  Lee, K W ^a   Everts, H ^a   Beynen, A C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti microbial activity; Broilers; Essential oils; Growth performance; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744551610     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2004.738.752     Document Type: Article

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