Effect of plant extracts derived from thyme on male broiler performance

Poultry Science

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2630-2634

  Alipour, Fahimeh ^a   Hassanabadi, Ahmad ^a   Golian, Abolghasem ^a   Nassiri Moghaddam, Hassan ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Broiler chick; Immune response; Lymphoid organ; Thyme oil extract

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THYMUS (PLANT); VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BACITRACIN; CHICKENS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; THYMUS PLANT; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

EID: 84948463738     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps/pev220     Document Type: Article

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