Effects of ground thyme and probiotic supplements in diets on broiler performance, blood biochemistry and immunological response to sheep red blood cells

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 116-120

  Hosseini, Seyed A ^a   Meimandipour, Amir ^b   Alami, Fatemeh ^c   Mahdavi, Ali ^c   Mohiti Asli, Maziar ^d   Lotfollahian, Houshang ^a   Cross, Deborah ^e  

^a ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c SEMNAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

^e Independent Consultant   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Blood parameters; Broiler; Dietary thyme; Probiotic; SRBC antibody response

Indexed keywords

AVES; OVIS ARIES; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84876007454     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2013.e19     Document Type: Article

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