The College of Agriculture discussed a master's thesis on the effect of clove bud powder and vitamin C in mitigating heat stress on productive and physiological performance and antioxidant status of broiler chickens reared during summer.
The thesis presented by student Fuad Nasser Fadhel aimed to study:
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The effect of clove bud powder and vitamin C on productive and physiological performance.
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Certain antioxidant parameters.
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Carcass characteristics.
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Stress levels in heat-stressed broiler chickens.
The study concluded that:
Adding clove bud powder and vitamin C to broiler feed led to significant improvement in all studied traits.
