Withania somnifera as a Phytoherbal Growth Promoter for Broiler Farming – A Review

Withania somnifera as a Phytoherbal Growth Promoter for Broiler Farming – A Review

Volume 24 (2024): Issue 1 (January 2024)

By:

Maria Cristina de Oliveira, Youssef A. Attia, Asmaa F. Khafaga, Adel D. Alqurashi, Khalid A. Asiry, Ayman E. Taha and Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack

Open Access

|Jan 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2023-0045 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402

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