A total of 288 broiler chickens (1 d old) were used in a 42-d growth trial to study the effects of chicory (Cichorium intybus) and nettle (Urtica dioica) with or without multi-enzyme on growth performance, carcass traits, and biochemical parameters. The corn-soybean based control diet and 8 experimental diets were fed to each of 3 pens of chickens (12 chickens/pen). Treatments were as follows: ...

The south of the Non-Chernozem Region is north-ern boundary sugar beet production in Russian Fed-eration. An important factor restraining growth crop productivity high weed infestation crops. To devel-op an effective system protection against weeds, it necessary to study their species composition order determine most occurring and noxious species. available data geobotanical surveys since 1930s...