Effects of Sodium Butyrate and Rosemary Leaf Meal on General Performance, Carcass Traits, Organ Sizes and Nutrient Digestibility of Broiler Chickens

Subject Areas : Camel

M.C. Ogwuegbu ¹ (Department of Animal Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nsukka, Nigeria)
C.E. Oyeagu ² (Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Applied Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Wellington Campus, Private Bag X8, Wellington 7654, Cape Town, South Africa)
H.O. Edeh ³ (Department of Animal Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nsukka, Nigeria)
C.E. Dim ⁴ (Department of Animal Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nsukka, Nigeria)
A.O. Ani ⁵ (Department of Animal Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nsukka, Nigeria)
F.B. Lewu ⁶ (Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Applied Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Wellington Campus, Private Bag X8, Wellington 7654, Cape Town, South Africa)

Received: 2020-06-09 Accepted : 2020-08-15 Published : 2021-06-01

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