The effects of an organic acids and etheric oils mixture on fattening performance, carcass quality and some blood parameters of broilers

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-98

  Kaya, Can Ayhan ^a   Tuncer, Sakir Dogan ^b  

^a Et ve Balik Kurumu   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Broiler; Etheric oils; Fattening performance; Organic acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149388064     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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