The effectiveness of peppermint and thyme essential oil mist in reducing bacterial contamination in broiler houses

Poultry Science

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2834-2843

  Witkowska, D ^a   Sowinska J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Broiler house; Enterobacteriaceae; Essential oil; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GALLUS GALLUS; MENTHA X PIPERITA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84885896685     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03147     Document Type: Article

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