Effects of formalin feeding or administering into the crops of White Leghorn cockerels on hematological and biochemical parameters

Poultry Science

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1513-1519

  Khan, A ^a   Hussain, S M ^a   Khan, M Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Crop administration; Feed administration; Formalin; Hematology; White Leghorn cockerels

Indexed keywords

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EID: 33748558080     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.9.1513     Document Type: Article

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