Use of organic acid, herbs and their combination to improve the utilization of commercial low protein broiler diets

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-20

  Abd El Hakim, A S ^a   Cherian, G ^b   Ali, M N ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broilers; Herbs; Organic acid

Indexed keywords

AVES; CURCUMA LONGA; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 58849099166     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.14.20     Document Type: Article

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