Efficacy of aniseed extract as immune stimulant and growth promoter in broiler chicks

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3718-3721

  Durrani, F R ^a   Sultan, A ^a   Ahmed, Sajjad ^a   Chand, N ^a   Khattak, F M ^a   Durrani, Z ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aniseed; Broiler chicks; Economics; Growth performance; Immunity

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048936993     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3718.3721     Document Type: Article

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