The effects of artichoke aqueous extract on the growth performance, intestinal morphology, and blood metabolites in broiler chickens

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to study the efficacy of artichoke aqueous extract (AAE) on the performance, carcass characteristics, clinical blood chemistry values, and the gut morphology of female broiler chickens poisoned with carbon tetra chloride (CCl4). Broiler chicks were categorized into four experimental groups each of which contained 10 chicks; ...