Effects of different levels of probiotic and prebiotic on performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 378-384

  Falaki, Marzieh ^a   Shargh, M Shams ^a   Dastar, B ^a   Zerehdaran, S ^a  

^a Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resource   (Iran)

Author keywords

Broiler; Carcass traits; FERAMCTO; Iran; Performance; PRIMALAC

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251500304     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2011.378.384     Document Type: Article

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