The effect of feeding of crushed thyme (Thymus valgaris L) on growth, blood constituents, gastrointestinal tract and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-104

  El Ghousein, Safaa S ^a   Al Beitawi, Nafez A ^b  

^a JERASH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Broilers; Carcass; Gastrointestinal tract; Serum; Thyme

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; THYMUS (THYME); THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 65749084417     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.46.100     Document Type: Article

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