Effects of medicinal plant powder as feed additives on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and immune response of Coturnix japonica against avian influenza and Newcastle disease vaccine virus

Habibi, Hassan; Ghahtan, Najmeh

doi:10.1007/s00580-019-02970-7

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“…This is probably due to the reduction of quail egg cholesterol by sumac due to the compounds present in this plant (Sharbati et al, 2015). Similar results were found by Habibi and Ghahtan (2019) who reported that the dietary addition of 20 g/kg R. coriaria powder reduced cholesterol levels on quail. Englmaierova et al (2013) showed that supplementing layers with Algae not only increased the concentration of lutein and zeaxanthin, but also improved feed conversion ratio, shell quality, and the oxidative stability of yolk lipids of fresh and stored eggs (Englmaierová et al, 2013).…”

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Evaluation of Dietary Medicinal Plants and algae in Laying Japanese Quails

Habibi¹,

Ghahtan²,

Kohanmoo³

2019

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The current study was conducted to examine the influences of Sargassam cristafolium, Gracilaria pulvinata, Rhus coriaria, and Punica granatum peel dried powder in two levels (10 and 20gr/kg) of dietary on productive performance and some egg quality characteristics of laying Japanese quail. A total of 675 (49 days old) Japanese quail were randomly distributed into nine groups with three replicates of 25 birds in each. Results showed that egg weight, shell weight, albumen weight and shell thickness were not influenced by treatments. The effects of medicinal plants on weekly egg production differ depending on the dietary medicinal plant type and dosage. Moreover, the birds fed diet supplemented with Sargassum cristaefolium at 10g/kg had greater weekly egg production compared to others. Haugh unit was reduced by diet supplemented with R. coriaria. Diet supplemented with S. cristaefolium at 20 g/kg increased yolk weight. Furthermore, greater albumen protein and thiobarbituric acid content of the tenth day's eggs (TBAd 10 ) were perceived in birds fed diet supplemented with G. pulvinata. In present study, the lowest levels of cholesterol (9.66 mg/g) was determined in the egg yolk of groups R. coriaria and G. pulvinata, and the control group showed to have the most amounts (12.00 mg/g). Based on obtained data, addition of 0.5% and 2% of S. cristafolium, G. pulvinata, R. coriaria, and P. granatum peel to the diet lead to be progress in egg production rate, enhanced the egg quality and egg biochemical properties in Japanese quail.

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Evaluation of Dietary Medicinal Plants and algae in Laying Japanese Quails

Habibi¹,

Ghahtan²,

Kohanmoo³

2019

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“…Many reviews shedding light on efficient and cost-effective antibiotic alternatives in poultry have been published in recent times [2,6,[9][10][11]. Recently, plant-derived feed additives have gained considerable interest as sustainable substitutes in poultry diets [12,13]. An effective plant-derived additive in poultry (broilers, layers, and quails) is expected to stimulate feed intake, improve digestive enzyme secretions, activate immune system, modulate gut microbiota, as well as have antibacterial, coccidiostatical, antiviral, antioxidant and/or anti-inflammatory activities [12][13][14].…”

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“…Recently, plant-derived feed additives have gained considerable interest as sustainable substitutes in poultry diets [12,13]. An effective plant-derived additive in poultry (broilers, layers, and quails) is expected to stimulate feed intake, improve digestive enzyme secretions, activate immune system, modulate gut microbiota, as well as have antibacterial, coccidiostatical, antiviral, antioxidant and/or anti-inflammatory activities [12][13][14]. In this context, Allium holds immense promise due to a variety of bioactive compounds including organosulfur compounds (OSCs), polyphenols, saponins, fructans, fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), among many others.…”

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The Genus Allium as Poultry Feed Additive: A Review

Kothari

Lee

Niu

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The genus Allium, belonging to the family Amaryllidaceae has been known since ancient times for their therapeutic potentials. As the number of multi-drug resistant infections has increased due to in-feed antibiotic usage in poultry, the relevance of alliums as feed additives has been critically assessed. Garlic and the other Allium species, such as onions, leek, shallot, scallion, and chives, have been characterized to contain a plethora of bioactive compounds such as organosulfur compounds, polyphenols, saponins, fructans, and fructo-oligosaccharides. Consequently, alliums have been validated to confer antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, immunostimulatory, gut homeostasis, and lipid- as well as cholesterol-lowering properties in poultry. This review intends to summarize recent progress on the use of edible alliums as poultry feed additives, their beneficial effects, and the underlying mechanisms of their involvement in poultry nutrition. Perspectives for future research and limitations are also briefly discussed.

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