@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10003044,
	  title     = {Essential Oil Blend Containing Capsaicin, Carvacrol and Cinnamaldehyde in Broiler Production Performance and Intestinal Morphometrics},
	  author    = {Marianne D. M. Rendon and  Sonia P. Acda and  Veneranda A. Magpantay and  Norma N. Fajardo and  Amado A. Angeles},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of
supplementing broiler starter diet with different levels of an essential
oil blend (EOB) containing capsaicin, carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde
on the performance of broilers. A total of 300 day-old straight-run
Cobb broiler chicks were randomly assigned to three treatments after
7-day group brooding following a completely randomized design
(CRD). Birds assigned in treatment 1 were given starter basal diet
while those in treatments 2 and 3 were given starter basal diet with
400 mg/kg antibiotic growth promoter (AGP) and 150 mg/kg EOB,
respectively, until the 28th day. Basal finisher feed were given for all
the treatments until harvest. Following 37 d feeding, body weight
gain, feed consumption, feed efficiency, dressing percentage,
livability and jejunal villi height were determined. Results showed no
significant differences (P>0.05) in growth performance. However,
villi height and crypt depth was significantly lower for birds fed
EOB.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences},
	  volume    = {9},
	  number    = {12},
	  year      = {2015},
	  pages     = {1223 - 1226},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10003044},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/108},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 108, 2015},
	}