Evaluation of the efficacy of esterified glucomannan, sodium bentonite, and humic acid to ameliorate the toxic effects of aflatoxin in broilers

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-391

  Ghahri, Hasan ^a   Habibian, Reza ^a   Abdollah Fam, Mehdi ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Broiler; Esterified glucomannan; Humic acid; Sodium bentonite

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958568391     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: 13036181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/vet-0903-19     Document Type: Article

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