Comparative efficacy of Nigella sativa and Allium sativum as growth promoters in broilers

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 775-778

  Mahmood, Sultan ^a   Mushtaq Ul Hassan, Muhammad ^b   Alam, Misbah ^b   Ahmad, Fawwad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Broiler herbal growth promoter; Feed efficiency; Nigella sativa

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; AVES; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 75949123234     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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