Effect of dietary turkish propolis as alternative to antibiotic on performance and digestibility in broilers exposed to heat stress

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-196

  Tatli, Pinar ^a   Seven, Ismail ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Broiler; Digestibility; Heat stres; Performance; Propolis

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349161844     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2008.9706970     Document Type: Article

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