Lippia gracilis Schauer essential oil as a growth promoter for Japanese quail

The use of antibiotics as performance enhancers in animal feeding is declining, so Lippia gracilis Schauer essential oil (LGSEO) could be used as a potential substitute for the conventionally used growth promoters. The LGSEO contains components such as carvacrol and thymol, which kill and/or control...

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Main Authors: G.F. Rocha, A.P. Del Vesco, T.P. Santana, T.S. Santos, A.S. Cerqueira, V.T. Zancanela, R.P.M. Fernandes, G.M. Oliveira Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731120000816