Foundation and perspectives of the use of plant extracts as performance enhancers in broilers

Revista Brasileira de Ciencia Avicola / Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 195-204

  Rizzo, P V ^a   Menten, J F M ^a   Racanicci, A M C ^a   Santarosa, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Broilers; Performance; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 67650647834     PISSN: 1516635X     EISSN: 18069061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-635X2008000400001     Document Type: Article

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