Productive performance and immunocompetence of commercial laying hens given diets supplemented with Eucalyptus

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 445-449

  Abd El Motaal, A M ^a   Ahmed, A M H ^b   Bahakaim, A S A ^a   Fathi, M M ^b  

^a Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Immune response; Laying hens

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 45749102153     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2008.445.449     Document Type: Article

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