Essential oils in poultry nutrition: Main effects and modes of action

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Brenes, A ^a   Roura, E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DEL FRÍO CSIC   (Spain)

^b Lucta SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Essential oils; Poultry; Somatosensing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77953229269     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.03.007     Document Type: Review

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