Effects of natural blend of essential oil on growth performance, blood biochemistry, cecal morphology, and carcass quality of broiler chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 132-137

  Khattak, F ^a   Ronchi, A ^b   Castelli, P ^b   Sparks, N ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Tecnessenze Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Broiler; Carcass quality; Cecal morphology; Essential oil; Growth performance

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BROILER; CARCASS QUALITY; CECAL MORPHOLOGY; CECUM; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH PERFORMANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BROILER; CARCASS QUALITY; CECAL MORPHOLOGY; ESSENTIAL OIL; GROWTH PERFORMANCE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CECUM; CHICKENS; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS;

EID: 84893768913     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2013-03387     Document Type: Article

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