Growth, carcass traits, cecal microbial counts, and blood chemistry of meat-type quail fed diets supplemented with humic acid and black cumin seeds |
Arif, Muhammad
(Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha)
Rehman, Abdur (Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha) Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E. (Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University) Saeed, Muhammad (Institute of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Agriculture) Khan, Fateh (CVSD Remount Depot Sargodha Cantt) Akhtar, Muhammad (CVSD Remount Depot Sargodha Cantt) Swelum, Ayman A. (Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University) Saadeldin, Islam M. (Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University) Alowaimer, Abdullah N. (Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University) |
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