Effect of a dietary essential oil mixture on performance of laying hens in the summer season

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 215-221

  Cabuk M ^a   Bozkurt, M ^b   Alcicek A ^c   Catli A U ^b   Baser K H C ^d  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Poultry Research Institute   (Turkey)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Egg production; Essential oils; Laying hen; Mannan oligosaccharide; Summer season

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845988719     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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