Effect of wild mint (Mentha longifolia) infusion on the over all performance of broiler chicks

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1130-1133

  Durrani, F R ^a   Sultan, A ^a   Marri, Muhammad Latif ^a   Chand, N ^a   Durrani, Z ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Broilers; Cost; Growth performance; Habek mint infusion; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AVES; MENTHA; MENTHA ARVENSIS; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA;

EID: 34247096614     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.1130.1133     Document Type: Article

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