Effects of graded dose dietary supplementation of Piper betle leaf meal and Persicaria odorata leaf meal on growth performance, apparent ileal digestibility, and gut morphology in broilers

Due to antimicrobial resistance and the public health hazard of antibiotic growth promoters, there is a grave need to find potential alternatives for sustainable poultry production. Piper betle (PB) and Persicaria odorata (PO) are herbs, which have been reported for antimicrobial, antioxidant, and a...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Abdul Basit, Abdul Kadir Arifah, Teck Chwen Loh, Abdul Aziz Saleha, Annas Salleh, Ubedullah Kaka, Sherifat Banke Idris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X20301315