Effect of mentha extract (Mentha piperita) supplementation in drinking water on performance, plasma lipoproteins, carcass charasteristic and liver color index or weight in broiler chickens

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1070-1074

  Abdulkarimi, Rahim ^a,b   Aghazadeh, Ali Mirza ^a,b   Daneshyar, Mohsen ^a,b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Carcass characteristics; Liver colour; Liver weight; Mentha piperita

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; MENTHA; MENTHA X PIPERITA;

EID: 84866673792     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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