Productive performance, biochemical and hematological traits of broiler chickens supplemented with propolis, bee pollen, and mannan oligosaccharides continuously or intermittently

Livestock Science

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 87-95

  Attia, Y A ^a,b   Al Hamid, A E Abd ^b   Ibrahim, M S ^c   Al Harthi, M A ^a   Bovera, F ^d   Elnaggar, A Sh ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Al Abaadyia   (Egypt)

^c Damanhour University   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood profiles; Broilers; Growth performance; Natural growth promoters

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84899633818     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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