Sumac (Rhus Coriaria L.) and Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) as Feed Additive in Poultry Nutrition

In the last decade, there has been growing interest in the use of natural herbs and medicinal plants as feed additives in poultry diets to maximize their potential output. The European Union banned the use of antibiotic feed additives and the scientists are trying to find alternatives, one of the be...

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Published in:Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi tarım ve doğa dergisi 2015-01, Vol.18 (3), p.44
Main Authors: Yadgar SALİH, GÜRBÜZ, Yavuz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Additives
Antibiotics
Diet
Eggs
Feed additives
Food additives
Ginger
Herbal medicine
Herbs
Immune response
Immunosuppressive agents
Lipids
Meat
Medicinal herbs
Medicinal plants
Nutrition
Physical growth
Plant diseases
Poultry
Poultry nutrition
Rhus coriaria
Safety
Serum lipids
Sumac
World population
Zingiber officinale
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Summary:In the last decade, there has been growing interest in the use of natural herbs and medicinal plants as feed additives in poultry diets to maximize their potential output. The European Union banned the use of antibiotic feed additives and the scientists are trying to find alternatives, one of the best options is herbs. Researchers particularly look for medicinal herbs that can affect such parameters as growth or treatment of certain diseases. .Medicinal plants have been used in poultry diets as feed additives to increase poultry performance, health and the quality of their products and their extracts have been tested in the diets of poultry as potential alternatives to antibiotics on growth promotion. Also, poultry has seen the greatest increase in production and gain, this trend will likely continue. Both poultry meat and eggs are well positioned to meet demands for increased supply from our growing world population. The interest to use the medical plants is mainly due to safety and healthy for human and less cost of herbs compared with synthetic chemical drugs and some of them decrease the level of serum lipids and lead to improve immune function in humans and also for animals. Therefore, The aim of this review is to evaluate information on the use of medical herbs including Sumac (Zingiber officinale) and Ginger (Rhus coriaria L.) as feed additives, with the emphasis on to improve poultry performance (laying hens and broiler). However, a systematic approach toward the efficacy and safety of phytogenic compounds used as feed additives for poultry is still lacking.
ISSN:2619-9149
DOI:10.18016/ksujns.28123