Application of herbs and their derivatives in broiler chickens: a review

M Rafeeq, RM Bilal, F Batool, K Yameen… - World's Poultry …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Botanical medicine is an ancient medicine used by human beings for thousands of years.
Recently, phytobiotics, which are phytochemical compounds derived from plants, are …

Intestinal morphology in broiler chickens supplemented with propolis and bee pollen

I Prakatur, M Miskulin, M Pavic, K Marjanovic… - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Consumers are becoming more aware of the nutritional value of foods,
and they want to consume food that provides health benefits beyond the provision of …

Sorghum, millet and cassava as alternative dietary energy sources for sustainable quail production–A review

CM Mnisi, CE Oyeagu, EA Akuru… - Frontiers in Animal …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Diversification and expansion of the poultry industry with fast-growing and highly prolific
birds such as the quail (Coturnix coturnix), could contribute significantly in achieving global …

Effect of sources and levels of dietary zinc on the performance, carcass traits and blood parameters of broilers

HA Zakaria, M Jalal, HH Al-Titi, A Souad - Revista Brasileira de …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT A total of 400 one-day-old, straight-run, commercial (Ross 308) broiler chicks
were used to evaluate the effects of two dietary levels of zinc (Zn) sources on broiler chick …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of dietary phytosterols on growth performance, antioxidant status, and meat quality in Partridge Shank chickens

YR Zhao, YP Chen, YF Cheng, HM Qu, J Li, C Wen… - Poultry Science, 2019 - Elsevier
To investigate the effects of dietary phytosterols (PS) on growth performance, antioxidant
status, and meat quality of Partridge Shank chickens, a total of 256 1-day-old male Partridge …

Impact of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum [L.] Gaertn.) Seeds in Broiler Chicken Diets on Rearing Results, Carcass Composition, and Meat Quality

A Janocha, A Milczarek, D Pietrusiak - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study shows how introducing milk thistle seeds into broiler chicken
feed rations affects rearing results (weight gain, intake and conversion of feed), carcass …

Nutritional impact of inclusion of garlic (Allium sativum) and/or onion (Allium cepa L.) powder in laying hens' diets on their performance, egg quality, and some blood …

HAA Omer, SM Ahmed, SS Abdel-Magid… - Bulletin of the National …, 2019 - Springer
Background Many studies mentioned that using medicinal herbs and plants as feed
additives to ruminants seems to be a recent trend depending on the availability and their …

Impact of watermelon rind and sea buckthorn meal on performance, blood parameters, and gut microbiota and morphology in laying hens

TD Panaite, PA Vlaicu, M Saracila, A Cismileanu… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Natural ingredients from fruits and fruit-derived by-products have gained special interest as
dietary supplements in poultry because of their health-promoting effects. The present work …

[HTML][HTML] Response of layer chicks to the dietary inclusion of allicin-rich extract

B Adjei-Mensah, EO Oke, MM Ali, JA Hamidu… - Journal of Applied Poultry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nutraceuticals of natural origin (for example, garlic) have proven to enhance the immunity,
health and performance of birds just as the synthetic types (antibiotics). However, health …

[HTML][HTML] Garlic: An alternative to antibiotics in poultry production, a review

B Navidshad, B Darabighane… - Iranian Journal of Applied …, 2018 - journals.iau.ir
In last decade, the uncontrolled use of antibiotics as growth promoter for livestock has led to
the appearance of antibiotic-resistant pathogens and increased risk of infectious diseases …