Comparison of effects of using nettle (Urtica dioica) and probiotic on performance and serum composition of broiler chickens

Global Veterinaria

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-250

  Mansoub, Navid Hosseini ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Broiler; Cholesterol; Nettle; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; URTICA; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 79960833734     PISSN: 19926197     EISSN: 19998163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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