Effects of Different Levels of Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) on Growth Performance and Immune Responses of Broilers underHeat Stress

Subject Areas : Camel

M. Effati ¹ ( Department of Physiology and Poultry Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran )
F. Samadi ² ( Department of Physiology and Poultry Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran )
B. Dastar ³ ( Department of Physiology and Poultry Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran )
M.A. Azari ⁴ ( Department of Physiology and Poultry Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran )
S.R. Hashemi ⁵ ( Department of Physiology and Poultry Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran )

Received: 2013-07-10 Accepted : 2013-08-01 Published : 2014-06-01

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