Effect of probiotics and Avotan on the level of thyroid hormones in the blood plasma of broiler chickens

Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 817-821

  Chotinsky, D ^a   Mihaylov, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Bulgaria)

^b TRAKIA UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

AVOTAN; Broiler chickens; Probiotics; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893816307     PISSN: 13100351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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