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Aquaculture, Companion and Wild Game Animals

Evaluation of dietary supplementation of frankincense oil on broiler chicken growth performance, hepatic histomorphology, antioxidant activity, blood biochemical parameters, and inflammatory responses

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Pages 841-855 | Received 16 Mar 2023, Accepted 10 Aug 2023, Published online: 28 Aug 2023

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