Effect of Dietary Garlic Meal on Histological Structure of Small Intestine in Broiler Chickens

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 378-383

  Adibmoadi, Masoud ^a   Navidshad, Bahman ^b   Seifdavati, Jamal ^b   Royan, Maryam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

broiler chickens; garlic meal; intestinal morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017170249     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.43.378     Document Type: Article

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