Growth performance, intestinal microflora, plasma fatty acid profile in broiler chickens fed herbal plant (Euphorbia hirta) and mix of acidifiers

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 167-174

  Hashemi, S R ^a   Zulkifli, I ^b   Davoodi, H ^c   Zunita, Z ^b   Ebrahimi, M ^b  

^a GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acidifier; Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Broiler; Euphorbia hirta; Herbal plant

Indexed keywords

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84872424322     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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