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Erkan Topal
Apiculture Research Center, Aegean Agricultural Research Institute, İzmir 35100, Turkey

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Review
Published: 25 June 2021 in Antioxidants
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Background: vegetative diversity is based on different climate and geographical origins. In terms of beekeeping, herbal diversity is strongly correlated to the production of a wide variety of honey. Therefore, based on the existing plant diversity in each country, multiple honey varieties are produced with different health characteristics. While beekeeping potential and consumption preferences are reflected in products’ variety, this leads to an increase in the region’s economy and extensive export. In the last years, monofloral honey has gained interest from consumers and especially in the medicinal field due to the presence of phytochemicals which are directly linked to health benefits, wound healing, antioxidant, anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities. Scope and approach: this review aims to highlight the physicochemical properties, mineral profiles and antioxidant activities of selected monofloral honeys based on their botanical and geographical origin. Moreover, this review focuses on the intercorrelation between monofloral honey’s antioxidant compounds and in vitro and in vivo activities, focusing on the apoptosis and cell proliferation inhibition in various cell lines, with a final usage of honey as a potential therapeutic product in the fight towards reducing tumor growth. Key findings and conclusions: multiple studies have demonstrated that monofloral honeys have different physicochemical structures and bioactive compounds. Useful chemical markers to distinguish between monofloral honeys were evidenced, such as: 2-methoxybenzoic acid and trimethoxybenzoic acid are distinctive to Manuka honey while 4-methoxyphenylacetic acid is characteristic to Kanuka honey. Furthermore, resveratrol, epigallocatechin and pinostrobin are markers distinct to Sage honey, whereas carvacrol and thymol are found in Ziziphus honey. Due to their polyphenolic profile, monofloral honeys have significant antioxidant activity, as well as antidiabetic, antimicrobial and anticancer activities. It was demonstrated that Pine honey decreased the MDA and TBARS levels in liver, kidney, heart and brain tissues, whereas Malicia honey reduced the low-density lipoprotein level. Consumption of Clover, Acacia and Gelam honeys reduced the weight and adiposity, as well as trygliceride levels. Furthermore, the antiproliferative effect of chrysin, a natural flavone in Acacia honey, was demonstrated in human (A375) and murine (B16-F1) melanoma cell lines, whereas caffeic acid, a phenolic compound found in Kelulut honey, proves to be significant candidate in the chemoprevention of colon cancer. Based on these features, the use of hiney in the medicinal field (apitherapy), and the widespread usage of natural product consumption, is gaining interest by each year.

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Rodica Mărgăoan; Erkan Topal; Ralitsa Balkanska; Banu Yücel; Titanilla Oravecz; Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan; Dan Vodnar. Monofloral Honeys as a Potential Source of Natural Antioxidants, Minerals and Medicine. Antioxidants 2021, 10, 1023 .

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Rodica Mărgăoan, Erkan Topal, Ralitsa Balkanska, Banu Yücel, Titanilla Oravecz, Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan, Dan Vodnar. Monofloral Honeys as a Potential Source of Natural Antioxidants, Minerals and Medicine. Antioxidants. 2021; 10 (7):1023.

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Rodica Mărgăoan; Erkan Topal; Ralitsa Balkanska; Banu Yücel; Titanilla Oravecz; Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan; Dan Vodnar. 2021. "Monofloral Honeys as a Potential Source of Natural Antioxidants, Minerals and Medicine." Antioxidants 10, no. 7: 1023.

Review
Published: 01 September 2020 in Processes
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Recently, an increasing interest is paid to bee products obtained as a result of the fermentation process. Some of them can be consumed directly (bee-collected pollen, honey, bee bread etc.), while others are the result of lactic and/or acid fermentation (honey vinegar and honey wine). Bee bread is the result of pollens’ lactic fermentation, whereas mead is obtained by honeys’ lactic fermentation. Moreover, as a result of honey acetic acid fermentation, honey vinegar is obtained. Sensory characteristics and aroma composition have been scarcely studied, which may depend on the starter culture and fermentation process. Along with the medicinal properties they are a vital resource for future researches as they are of particular importance in the food market. In this review, we discuss the aroma-active compounds, taste, and sensorial characteristics of fermented bee products along with the approaches that can be developed for the flavor improvement based on existing technologies. Furthermore, the beneficial effects on human health are also described, with special attention that should be attributed to finding the use of probiotics in these fermented products as health-promoting effects.

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Rodica Mărgăoan; Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan; Erkan Topal; Mustafa Kösoğlu. Impact of Fermentation Processes on the Bioactive Profile and Health-Promoting Properties of Bee Bread, Mead and Honey Vinegar. Processes 2020, 8, 1081 .

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Rodica Mărgăoan, Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan, Erkan Topal, Mustafa Kösoğlu. Impact of Fermentation Processes on the Bioactive Profile and Health-Promoting Properties of Bee Bread, Mead and Honey Vinegar. Processes. 2020; 8 (9):1081.

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Rodica Mărgăoan; Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan; Erkan Topal; Mustafa Kösoğlu. 2020. "Impact of Fermentation Processes on the Bioactive Profile and Health-Promoting Properties of Bee Bread, Mead and Honey Vinegar." Processes 8, no. 9: 1081.

Journal article
Published: 08 May 2020 in Anadolu Ege Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi
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Son yıllarda yaşanan yoğun bal arısı (Apis mellifera L.) ölümleri arıcılıkta birçok konunun sorgulanmasına neden olmaktadır. Arı sağlığına yönelik kimyasalların kullanımının beklenen sonuçları tam olarak vermemesi ve arı ürünlerinde kalıntı sorunu gibi yeni sorunları ortaya çıkarması nedeniyle yeni çıkış yolları aranmaktadır. Yapılan çalışmalarda arıların birçok stres faktörleri ile baş edememesinin nedenlerinden birisi olarak arıların yeterli ve kaliteli besin kaynakları ile beslenememesi olduğu düşünülmektedir. Yetersiz beslenme neticesinde, bal arısı immün sisteminin zayıflamasıyla yaygın görülen arı hastalık ve zararlılarına hedef olmaktadırlar. Arıların besin durumunun iyileştirilmesinin, arı sağlığına yönelik zorluklarla mücadelede temel amaç olması gerektiğinin arıcılar tarafından iyi anlaşılması sürdürülebilir arıcılık açısından önemlidir. Bu derleme ile mevcut araştırmalar ve yeni bilgiler ışığında bal arılarında beslemenin önemi ortaya konarak, arıcılar tarafından iyi anlaşılması hedeflenmiştir.

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Tugce Olgun; Erkan Topal; Nazmiye Güneş; Devrim Oskay; Aybike Sarıoğlu. Bal Arılarında (Apis mellifera L.) Beslenmenin Hastalık ve Zararlılarla İlişkisi. Anadolu Ege Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi 2020, 30, 103 -116.

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Tugce Olgun, Erkan Topal, Nazmiye Güneş, Devrim Oskay, Aybike Sarıoğlu. Bal Arılarında (Apis mellifera L.) Beslenmenin Hastalık ve Zararlılarla İlişkisi. Anadolu Ege Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2020; 30 (1):103-116.

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Tugce Olgun; Erkan Topal; Nazmiye Güneş; Devrim Oskay; Aybike Sarıoğlu. 2020. "Bal Arılarında (Apis mellifera L.) Beslenmenin Hastalık ve Zararlılarla İlişkisi." Anadolu Ege Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Dergisi 30, no. 1: 103-116.

Journal article
Published: 31 December 2019 in Tarım Ekonomisi Dergisi
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Erkan Topal; Gamze Saner; Banu Yücel; Mirela Strant; Engin Üçeş; Tugce Olgun; Zekiye Şengül. Arıcılık İşletmelerinde Arıcı Sağlığı Riski İle Diğer Bazı Risk Faktörlerinin İncelenmesi “İzmir Örneği-Türkiye’’. Tarım Ekonomisi Dergisi 2019, 1 .

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Erkan Topal, Gamze Saner, Banu Yücel, Mirela Strant, Engin Üçeş, Tugce Olgun, Zekiye Şengül. Arıcılık İşletmelerinde Arıcı Sağlığı Riski İle Diğer Bazı Risk Faktörlerinin İncelenmesi “İzmir Örneği-Türkiye’’. Tarım Ekonomisi Dergisi. 2019; ():1.

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Erkan Topal; Gamze Saner; Banu Yücel; Mirela Strant; Engin Üçeş; Tugce Olgun; Zekiye Şengül. 2019. "Arıcılık İşletmelerinde Arıcı Sağlığı Riski İle Diğer Bazı Risk Faktörlerinin İncelenmesi “İzmir Örneği-Türkiye’’." Tarım Ekonomisi Dergisi , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 30 December 2019 in Hayvansal Üretim
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Mirela Strant; Banu Yücel; Erkan Topal; Ana Maria Puscasu; Rodica Margaoan; Alina Varadi. Arı Sütünün İnsan ve Hayvan Sağlığında Fonksiyonel Gıda Olarak Kullanımı. Hayvansal Üretim 2019, 60, 131 -144.

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Mirela Strant, Banu Yücel, Erkan Topal, Ana Maria Puscasu, Rodica Margaoan, Alina Varadi. Arı Sütünün İnsan ve Hayvan Sağlığında Fonksiyonel Gıda Olarak Kullanımı. Hayvansal Üretim. 2019; 60 (2):131-144.

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Mirela Strant; Banu Yücel; Erkan Topal; Ana Maria Puscasu; Rodica Margaoan; Alina Varadi. 2019. "Arı Sütünün İnsan ve Hayvan Sağlığında Fonksiyonel Gıda Olarak Kullanımı." Hayvansal Üretim 60, no. 2: 131-144.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2019 in Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology
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Beslenmede besin maddelerinin kalite ve miktarları; organizmaların yaşamsal faaliyetleri için çok önemlidir. Yetersiz ve dengesiz beslenme sonucunda organizmalarda stres artar, üreme yeteneklerinde düşme ve hastalıklara karşı dirençte azalma gerçekleşir. Bal arılarının da yaşam fonksiyonlarını gerçekleştirebilmeleri, koloni performansının artırmaları ve arıcılık faaliyetinin amacına uygun olarak yapılabilmesi için biyotik ve abiyotik nedenlerle doğal besin maddelerinin temininde karşılaşılan olumsuzluklarda ek besleme kaçınılmazdır. Yetersiz beslenme; kolonilerin sönmesine neden olabilmektedir. Bal arılarında görülen birçok hastalığın, yanlış ya da eksik beslenmeden kaynaklandığı ön görülmektedir. Koloni yaşamı; sağlık, üretkenlik ve hizmetlerin (tozlaşma) sürekliliği, doğal habitattaki besin maddelerinin koloni popülasyon dinamiği ve koloni fizyolojisi ile eşzamanlı yeterliliği ve ihtiyaç halinde yapılacak ek besleme ile sağlanabilir. Bal arılarının beslenmesinde ilk akla gelen “şeker” beslemesi olsa da, bal arıları için asıl önemli olan temel besin maddesi proteindir. Arının protein gereksinimi kaliteli taze polenden karşılanmaktadır. Son yıllarda sektöre sunulan birçok hazır kek kolonilerin protein ihtiyacını karşılamak amacıyla satılmaktadır. Bu keklerin içeriğinde yeterli miktarda protein içermemesi veya katkı maddeleri ihtiva etmeleri nedeniyle, doğal polenin alternatifi olamamaktadır. Kolonilerin farklı besin madde gruplarıyla beslenmesinin arılar üzerinde etkilerini ve uygulama sırasında dikkat edilmesi gereken hususları içeren birçok araştırma bulunmaktadır. Bu derlemede, bal arılarının beslenmesi ile ilgili yapılan çalışmalar değerlendirilerek, sürdürülebilir ve başarılı arıcılık için ipuçları sunulmaya çalışılmıştır.

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Erkan Topal; Banu Yücel; Rahşan İvgin Tunca; Mustafa Kösoğlu. Effect of Feeding Honey Bees on Colony Dynamics. Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology 2019, 9, 2398 -2408.

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Erkan Topal, Banu Yücel, Rahşan İvgin Tunca, Mustafa Kösoğlu. Effect of Feeding Honey Bees on Colony Dynamics. Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology. 2019; 9 (4):2398-2408.

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Erkan Topal; Banu Yücel; Rahşan İvgin Tunca; Mustafa Kösoğlu. 2019. "Effect of Feeding Honey Bees on Colony Dynamics." Journal of the Institute of Science and Technology 9, no. 4: 2398-2408.

Review
Published: 20 November 2019 in Antioxidants
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Bee products were historically used as a therapheutic approach and in food consumption, while more recent data include important details that could validate them as food supplements due to their bioproperties, which support their future use as medicines. In this review data, data collected from bee pollen (BP) and bee bread (BB) essays will be discussed and detailed for their nutritional and health protective properties as functional foods. Dietary antioxidants intake derived from BP and BB have been associated with the prevention and clinical treatment of multiple diseases. The beneficial effects of BP and BB on health result from the presence of multiple polyphenols which possess anti-inflammatory properties, phytosterols and fatty acids, which play anticancerogenic roles, as well as polysaccharides, which stimulate immunological activity. From the main bioactivity studies with BP and BB, in vitro studies and animal experiments, the stimulation of apoptosis and the inhibition of cell proliferation in multiple cell lines could be one of the major therapeutic adjuvant effects to be explored in reducing tumor growth. Tables summarizing the main data available in this field and information about other bio-effects of BP and BB, which support the conclusions, are provided. Additionally, a discussion about the research gaps will be presented to help further experiments that complete the tree main World Health Organization (WHO) Directives of Efficiency, Safety and Quality Control for these products.

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Rodica Mărgăoan; Mirela Stranț; Alina Varadi; Erkan Topal; Banu Yücel; Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan; Maria G. Campos; Dan C. Vodnar. Bee Collected Pollen and Bee Bread: Bioactive Constituents and Health Benefits. Antioxidants 2019, 8, 568 .

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Rodica Mărgăoan, Mirela Stranț, Alina Varadi, Erkan Topal, Banu Yücel, Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan, Maria G. Campos, Dan C. Vodnar. Bee Collected Pollen and Bee Bread: Bioactive Constituents and Health Benefits. Antioxidants. 2019; 8 (12):568.

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Rodica Mărgăoan; Mirela Stranț; Alina Varadi; Erkan Topal; Banu Yücel; Mihaiela Cornea-Cipcigan; Maria G. Campos; Dan C. Vodnar. 2019. "Bee Collected Pollen and Bee Bread: Bioactive Constituents and Health Benefits." Antioxidants 8, no. 12: 568.

Journal article
Published: 27 June 2019 in Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi
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Çiğdem Takma; Mustafa Kösoğlu; Erkan Topal; Asli Özkirim; Neslihan Özsoy Taşkiran; Üzeyir Karaca. İzmir İli Arıcısının Arı Hastalık ve Zararlılarına Bakışı. Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 2019, 56, 61 -70.

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Çiğdem Takma, Mustafa Kösoğlu, Erkan Topal, Asli Özkirim, Neslihan Özsoy Taşkiran, Üzeyir Karaca. İzmir İli Arıcısının Arı Hastalık ve Zararlılarına Bakışı. Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi. 2019; 56 (2):61-70.

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Çiğdem Takma; Mustafa Kösoğlu; Erkan Topal; Asli Özkirim; Neslihan Özsoy Taşkiran; Üzeyir Karaca. 2019. "İzmir İli Arıcısının Arı Hastalık ve Zararlılarına Bakışı." Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 56, no. 2: 61-70.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2019 in Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi
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Hakan Adanacioglu; Mustafa Kosoglu; Gamze Saner; Erkan Topal; Banu Yucel. Türkiye’de Paket Arıcılık Uygulamasının Ekonomik Olarak Uygulanabilirliği: Edirne İli Örneği. Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi 2019, 1 .

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Hakan Adanacioglu, Mustafa Kosoglu, Gamze Saner, Erkan Topal, Banu Yucel. Türkiye’de Paket Arıcılık Uygulamasının Ekonomik Olarak Uygulanabilirliği: Edirne İli Örneği. Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi. 2019; ():1.

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Hakan Adanacioglu; Mustafa Kosoglu; Gamze Saner; Erkan Topal; Banu Yucel. 2019. "Türkiye’de Paket Arıcılık Uygulamasının Ekonomik Olarak Uygulanabilirliği: Edirne İli Örneği." Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi , no. : 1.

Book chapter
Published: 01 March 2017 in Superfood and Functional Food - An Overview of Their Processing and Utilization
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Bee Products as Functional Food | InTechOpen, Published on: 2017-03-01. Authors: Banu Yucel, Erkan Topal and Mustafa Kosoglu

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Banu Yucel; Erkan Topal; Mustafa Kosoglu. Bee Products as Functional Food. Superfood and Functional Food - An Overview of Their Processing and Utilization 2017, 1 .

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Banu Yucel, Erkan Topal, Mustafa Kosoglu. Bee Products as Functional Food. Superfood and Functional Food - An Overview of Their Processing and Utilization. 2017; ():1.

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Banu Yucel; Erkan Topal; Mustafa Kosoglu. 2017. "Bee Products as Functional Food." Superfood and Functional Food - An Overview of Their Processing and Utilization , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2014 in Animal
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The gut health of poultry is closely associated with feeds and feeding. The experiment was conducted to the effect of crude glycerol addition to diets of male broilers on the bacterial microflora and morphology of their small intestines (duodenum, jejunum and ileum). A total of 120 Ross 308 broiler chicks received diets containing 0% (GLY 0), 4% (GLY 4) or 8% (GLY 8) crude glycerol for 42 days. The presence of Coliform bacteria and Enterobacteria was reduced in the duodenal tract of the broilers of GLY 4 (P<0.001); however, the presence of Staphylococci/Micrococci in the GLY 8 was reduced relative to the other groups (P<0.001). The presence of Salmonella spp. decreased in conjunction with the increasing quantities of glycerol (P<0.001). Analysis of the data regarding gut morphology (epithelial cell thickness, villi length and width, and crypt length and width) indicated that the glycerol levels fed to the different groups of broilers represented statistically different results in the small intestine. In general, whereas the diet with 4% glycerol statistically affected the investigated parameters of the gut, the diet with 8% glycerol statistically affected some segments of the broiler intestines.

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Mursel Ozdogan; Erkan Topal; E.Pinar Paksuz; S. Kirkan. Effect of different levels of crude glycerol on the morphology and some pathogenic bacteria of the small intestine in male broilers. Animal 2014, 8, 36 -42.

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Mursel Ozdogan, Erkan Topal, E.Pinar Paksuz, S. Kirkan. Effect of different levels of crude glycerol on the morphology and some pathogenic bacteria of the small intestine in male broilers. Animal. 2014; 8 (1):36-42.

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Mursel Ozdogan; Erkan Topal; E.Pinar Paksuz; S. Kirkan. 2014. "Effect of different levels of crude glycerol on the morphology and some pathogenic bacteria of the small intestine in male broilers." Animal 8, no. 1: 36-42.

Journal article
Published: 01 March 2013 in Journal of Applied Poultry Research
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Erkan Topal; M. Ozdogan. Effects of glycerol on the growth performance, internal organ weights, and drumstick muscle of broilers. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 2013, 22, 146 -151.

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Erkan Topal, M. Ozdogan. Effects of glycerol on the growth performance, internal organ weights, and drumstick muscle of broilers. Journal of Applied Poultry Research. 2013; 22 (1):146-151.

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Erkan Topal; M. Ozdogan. 2013. "Effects of glycerol on the growth performance, internal organ weights, and drumstick muscle of broilers." Journal of Applied Poultry Research 22, no. 1: 146-151.