Garlic (Allium sativum) Supplementation: Influence on Egg Production, Quality, and Yolk Cholesterol Level in Layer Hens

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1503-1509

  Mahmoud, Kamel Z ^a   Gharaibeh, Saad M ^a   Zakaria, Hana A ^b   Qatramiz, Amer M ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Bacterial count; Cholesterol; Egg; Garlic; Hen

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 79951614964     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2010.10124     Document Type: Article

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