Effects of Forsythia suspensa extract on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and antioxidant activities in broiler chickens under high ambient temperature

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1287-1294

  Wang, L ^a   Piao, X L ^b   Kim, S W ^a,c   Piao, X S ^a   Shen, Y B ^a   Lee, H S ^d  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Broiler; Forsythia suspensa; Nutrient digestibility; Performance

Indexed keywords

AVES; FORSYTHIA; FORSYTHIA SUSPENSA; GALLUS GALLUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 46249103029     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00023     Document Type: Article

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