Effects of thyme as a feed additive in broiler chickens on thymol in gut contents, blood plasma, liver and muscle

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 504-508

  Haselmeyer, Alexander ^a,b   Zentek, Jürgen ^a,c   Chizzola, Remigius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Tierarztpraxis Pottenbrunn   (Austria)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Broiler chicken; Feed additive; Thyme; Thymol; Thymus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

OILS, VOLATILE; THYMOL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG EFFECTS; FLOWERS; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; LIVER; MEAT; METABOLISM; MUSCLES; PLANT LEAVES; THYMUS PLANT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FLOWERS; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; LIVER; MEAT; MUSCLES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT LEAVES; THYMOL; THYMUS PLANT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84922444025     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6758     Document Type: Article

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