Growth performance and humoral immune response of broiler chicks fed diets containing graded levels of ground date pits with a mixture of dried garlic and thyme

Global Veterinaria

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 389-398

  Mohebbifar, A ^a   Torki, M ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Broilers; Date pits; Garlic; Growth performance; Humoral immunity; Thyme

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; AVES; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA; THYMUS VULGARIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960814364     PISSN: 19926197     EISSN: 19998163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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