The effects of different amounts of Mentha pulegium L. (pennyroyal) on performance, carcass traits, hematological and blood biochemical parameters of broilers

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 3763-3768

  Nobakht, A ^a   Norani, J ^a   Safamehr, A ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibiotic alternatives; Blood metabolites; Medicinal plant; Mentha pulegium l

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST; BROILER; CARCASS; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MALE; MENTHA PULEGIUM; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AVES; MENTHA PULEGIUM;

EID: 80051947944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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