Influences of an essential oil mixture supplementation to corn versus wheat-based practical diets on growth, organ size, intestinal morphology and immune response of male and female broilers

Influences of an essential oil mixture supplementation to corn versus wheat-based practical diets on growth, organ size, intestinal morphology and immune response of male and female broilers

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of diet type, supplementation diet with an essential oil mixture (EOM), and bird gender on the growth performance, carcass yield, internal organ weight, immune response, and small intestine histology of broiler chickens. To do this, a 2x2x2 factori...

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Main Authors: Fethiye Coven, Metin Cabuk, Zafer Ozyildiz, Mustafa Cinar, Abdullah Ugur Catli, Mehmet Bozkurt, Kamil Kucukyilmaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-07-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Subjects:
Essential oil, Diet type, Broiler, Performance, Intestinal morphology
Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/2544

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