Impact of Fennel Essential Oil as an Antibiotic Alternative in Rabbit Diet on Antioxidant Enzymes Levels, Growth Performance, and Meat Quality

In the current study, fennel essential oil was used as an antibiotic alternative compared to gentamycin for enhancing the expression of apoptosis genes and antioxidant enzymes in weaned rabbits as well as meat quality and growth performance. The gene expression of the cell lymphoma 2 (BAX and BCL2),...

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Main Authors: Tharwat Imbabi, Islam Sabeq, Ali Osman, Kamal Mahmoud, Shimaa A. Amer, Aziza M. Hassan, Nikolay Kostomakhin, Walid Habashy, Ahmed A. Easa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Antioxidants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/10/11/1797