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3. Effect of a specific combination of carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, and Capsicum oleoresin on the growth performance, carcass quality and gut integrity of broiler chickens - M. H. H. Awaad, M. Elmenawey and Kawkab A. Ahmed
Veterinary World, 7(5): 284-290

 

 

   doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2014.284-290

 


M. H. H. Awaad: Poultry Diseases Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

M. Elmenawey: Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Kawkab A. Ahmed: Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.


Received: 07-02-2014, Revised: 21-03-2014, Accepted: 27-03-2014, Published online: 04-05-2014


Corresponding author:
M. H. H. Awaad, email: awaad3@gmail.com, Tel.: + 02-01006882528




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