Effect of feeding powdered black cumin seeds (Nigella sativa L.) on growth performance of 4-8 week-old broilers

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 286-290

  Abu Dieyeh, Ziad H M ^a   Abu Darwish, Mohammad S ^a  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Broiler; Essential oil; Growth rate; Nigella sativa; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949109405     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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