Immune-responsiveness and performance of broiler chickens fed black cumin (Nigella Sativa L.) powder

The main objective of this study was to determine the effects of various levels of dietary black cumin seed (BCS) on immune-responsiveness, broiler performance and lymphoid organs’ ratio scores against NDV, IBV and IBDV vaccines. One hundred and sixty-one day-old broiler chicks (Rose 308) were rando...

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Main Author: S.I. Al-Mufarrej
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658077X13000076