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Oct 2026
The effect of dietary silymarin (Silybum marianum) at graded inclusion levels on production performance, gut morphology and hepatic antioxidant status in broilers not subjected to pathogen challenge.
This study investigated the effects of graded levels of dietary silymarin (SM) supplementation at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 [g/kg] diet on growth performance, energy and nutrient availability, intestinal morphology, mucous cell populations and hepatic antioxidant status in unchallenged broiler chickens. Growth performan...
V. Pirgozliev, I. Whiting, S. Mansbridge et al.
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