Effects of oregano and garlic essential oils on performance, carcase, organ and blood characteristics and intestinal microflora of broilers

Livestock Science

Volumn 137, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 219-225

  Kirkpinar, Figen ^a   Ünlü, H Bora ^a   Özdemir, Güven ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Broiler; Garlic oil; Intestinal microflora; Oregano oil; Performance

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; ORIGANUM; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 79953041937     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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