Effect of dietary supplementation of Pulvis Curcuma Longa on the voluntary feed intake, nutrient digestibility and growth performance of Broiler rabbits under summer stress

Veterinary World

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 369-372

  Basavaraj, M ^a   Nagabhushana, V ^a   Prakash, N ^a   Mallikarjunappa, S ^a   Appannavar, M M ^a   Wagmare, Prashanth ^a  

^a VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Curcumin; Digestibility; Growth performance; Nutrient; Rabbit; Summer stress; Turmeric

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876727531     PISSN: 09728988     EISSN: 22310916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/vetworld.2010.369-372     Document Type: Article

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