Effect of thyme essential oil and selenium on intestine integrity and antioxidant status of broilers

British Poultry Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-114

  Placha, I ^a   Takacova, J ^a   Ryzner, M ^a   Cobanova, K ^a   Laukova, A ^a   Strompfova, V ^a   Venglovska, K ^b   Faix, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ESSENTIAL OIL; SELENIUM; SODIUM SELENITE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; IMPEDANCE; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; THYMUS (PLANT); VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INTESTINES; MALE; MICROBIOTA; OILS, VOLATILE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SELENIUM; SODIUM SELENITE; THYMUS PLANT;

EID: 84899033714     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2013.873772     Document Type: Article

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