A Brief Review on Phytobiotics for Enhancing Broiler Health and Sustainability in Tropical Production Systems

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 191, 2025 The 6^th International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Animal Industry and The 6^th Animal Production International Seminar (ICESAI APIS 2025)


Article Number		00001
Number of page(s)		6
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202519100001
Published online		20 October 2025

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