Black cumin seeds as phytogenic product in broiler diets and its effects on performance, blood constituents, immunity and caecal microbial population

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 438-444

  Khan, Sohail Hassan ^a   Ansari, Jahanzeb ^a,b   Haq, Ahsan U ^b   Abbas, Ghulam ^a  

^a POULTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Black cumin seeds; Blood parameters; Body weight gain; Broilers; Immunity

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 84872940127     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2012.e77     Document Type: Article

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