The increasing pressure of abolishing and/or decreasing the use of antibiotics as
antimicrobial growth promoters for livestock calls for alternative solutions to sustain the …

Background Thymol and carvacrol as natural essential oils and phenol compounds are
components derived from some medicinal plants, such as thyme and oregano species …

This trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of phytogenic
product containing an equal mixture of thymol and carvacrol at 4 levels (0, 60, 100, and 200 …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

Growth promoters have been widely used as a strategy to improve productivity, and great
benefits have been observed throughout the meat production chain. However, the …

Antimicrobial compounds produced by microorganisms have been used for decades in
poultry diets to increase performance and decrease morbidity particularly in broiler chickens …

This paper summarizes the current knowledge regarding the possible modes of action and
nutritional factors involved in the use of essential oils (EOs) for swine and poultry. EOs have …

This article summarizes the experimental knowledge on efficacy, possible modes of action,
and aspects of application of phytogenic products as feed additives for swine and poultry …

The purpose of this review is to summarize the effectiveness, modes of action and
commercial application of herbal plants and their derivatives as growth promoters for animal …

A 42-d trial was conducted to study the influence of 2 plant extracts on performance,
digestibility, and digestive organ weights in broilers. The feeding program consisted of a …