Enhancement of broiler performance and immune response by Echinacea purpurea supplemented in diet

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 54, 2011, Pages 11280-11286

  Dehkordi, Saied Habibian ^a   Fallah, Vajeh ^a   Dehkordi, Shohreh Habibian ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Broilers; Echinacea purpurea; Feed conversion; Immunity response

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BROILER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FOOD COMPOSITION; GROWTH; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT ROOT;

AVES; ECHINACEA PURPUREA;

EID: 80053088373     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb11.1484     Document Type: Article

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