In vitro antibacterial activity of thymol and carvacrol and their effects on broiler chickens challenged with Clostridium perfringens

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Du, Encun ^a   Gan, Liping ^a   Li, Zhui ^a   Wang, Weiwei ^a   Liu, Dan ^a   Guo, Yuming ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Broiler chickens; Carvacrol; Clostridium perfringens; Escherichia coli; Essential oils; Thymol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951320145     PISSN: 16749782     EISSN: 20491891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40104-015-0055-7     Document Type: Article

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