Plant extracts used as growth promoters in broilers

Revista Brasileira de Ciencia Avicola / Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-115

  Barreto, M S R ^a   Menten, J F M ^a   Racanicci, A M C ^a   Pereira, P W Z ^a   Rizzo, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apparent metabolizable energy; Broilers; Growth promoters; Nutrition; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

AVES; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; ORIGANUM; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 53049092455     PISSN: 1516635X     EISSN: 18069061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-635X2008000200006     Document Type: Article

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