Effect of dried extract of boldo (Peumus Boldus Mol.) on growth and oxidative tissue status of broiler chickens

Effect of dried extract of boldo (Peumus Boldus Mol.) on growth and oxidative tissue status of broiler chickens

The addition of antioxidants to broiler diets has been shown to enhance their antioxidant status. Since boldo (Peumus boldus Mol.) leaves contain highly antioxidant molecules, a dried extract of boldo (DEB) was added to broiler diets to improve "in vivo" antioxidant tissue status and to fa...

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Main Authors: MA Fellenberg, C Delporte, N Backhouse, I Peña, H Speisky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2008-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
Subjects:
Antioxidants
boldo
broiler
oxidative stress
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2008000400009

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