Ginger and Its Derivatives as Promising Alternatives to Antibiotics in Poultry Feed

El‐Hack, Mohamed E. Abd; Alagawany, Mahmoud; Shaheen, Hazem M.; Samak, Dalia H.; Othman, Sarah I.; Allam, Ahmed A.; Taha, Ayman E.; Khafaga, Asmaa F.; Arif, Muhammad; Osman, Ali; Sheikh, Ahmed I. El; Elnesr, Shaaban S.; Sitohy, Mahmoud

doi:10.3390/ani10030452

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“…The poultry industry worldwide is one of the main agricultural subsectors [1]. The supplementation of poultry diets with natural products containing bioactive components has shown promising results [2][3][4][5][6]. The admission of essential oils (EO) extracted from aromatic plants in the formation of poultry rations could be a promising alternative to antibiotics that is safer for the environment.…”

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Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) Oil as a Potential Alternative to Antibiotics in Poultry

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The removal of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) as feed additives in poultry nutrition from the market in many countries has compelled researchers to find unconventional and safe alternatives to AGPs. Probiotics, prebiotics, enzymes, organic acids, herbs, immune-stimulants and essential oils (EO) have been investigated as feed additives in poultry production. Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), one of the oldest medicinal plants and widely used around the world, can be used in poultry rations in the form of powder or essential oil. Essential oils produced from aromatic plants have become more interesting owing to their potential effects as hypocholesterolaemic agents, antioxidants, antimicrobials, antifungals and stimulants of digestive enzymes. The potential insecticidal and antimicrobial activities of EO against pathogens that cause spoilage in agriculture crops and human diseases might be attributed mainly to the high content of volatile components (mainly cinnamaldehyde, eugenol and carvacrol) in cinnamon oil. The present review focuses on the effects of cinnamon oil as a feed additive on poultry performance, carcass traits, meat quality, hypocholesterolaemic impact, antioxidant activity, immunity and microbiological aspects.

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“…Traditional synthetic feed additives such as antibiotics, growth stimulants, antioxidants, antiparasite, and antifungal agents have been used for decades in poultry feed. However, they pose many issues such as residues in animal products and resistance to antibiotics in the consumer, which is a matter of public health [1]. Therefore, the use of antibiotics as a growth stimulant in animal feed was banned in Europe.…”

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Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Moringa oleifera Leaves and/or Seeds Powder on Production, Egg Characteristics, Hatchability and Blood Chemistry of Laying Japanese Quails

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The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of dietary Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) leaves and/or seed powder on laying Japanese quail performance in terms of egg production, egg quality, blood serum characteristics, and reproduction. In total, 168 Japanese quails (120 hens and 48 males) at eight weeks of age in laying period were randomly distributed to four treatment groups, with six replicates per group and seven birds (five hens and two males) per replicate. The first group (G1) served as a control group, while G2, G3 and G4 groups were supplemented with M. oleifera leaves (ML) and M. oleifera seeds (MS) and their combination ((1 g/kg ML; 1 g/kg MS; and 1 ML g/kg + 1 MS g/kg (MSL), respectively). From the results, feed consumption, feed conversion ratio, egg weight, fertility and hatchability from fertile eggs, egg and yolk index, and Haugh unit were not affected by dietary treatments. However, egg production, egg mass, eggshell thickness, and hatchability were significantly increased and blood aspartate transaminase (AST) and urea decreased in the MS treatment. Both triglycerides and total cholesterol were reduced (p < 0.05) in all treatments with ML, MS, and MSL, with no significant differences in alanine aminotransferase (ALT), albumin, total protein, globulin, and A/G ratio among dietary treatment. Our results clearly indicated that the inclusion of M. oleifera seeds in Japanese quail diet significantly increased egg production and improved hatchability, along with some egg quality parameters, and also lowered some blood biochemical components.

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“…Phytogenic additives are used in poultry production as natural feed additives to enhance the growth rate and productive performance. Beneficial impacts of herbs in poultry feeding such as improvement feed intake, appetite, energising secretion of digestive enzyme, stimulation immune response and antioxidant, antimicrobial, antihelminthic, antiviral properties and anti-heat stress modulators (Shewita and Taha 2018;Alagawany et al 2019Gado et al 2019;Khafaga et al 2019;Hafez and Attia 2020;Abd El-Hack, Alagawany et al 2020;Abd El-Hack, Abdelnour et al 2020;Ashour, Bin-Jumah et al 2020;Ashour, El-Kholy et al 2020;Batiha et al 2020). Several studies reported useful impacts of phytogenic additives on growth performance, nutrient retention, gut health, intestinal microflora, reduced the susceptibility to diseases, enhanced immunity function and improved carcass traits in broiler chickens (Ashour et al 2014;Abd El-Hack and Alagawany 2015;Taha et al 2019;Abo Ghanima et al 2020;Ashour, Bin-Jumah et al 2020).…”

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Does the dietary graded levels of herbal mixture powder impact growth, carcass traits, blood indices and meat quality of the broilers?

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The present study was conducted to investigate the impacts of dietary supplementation of graded levels of herbal mixture powder (HMP) on growth performance, carcass traits, blood indices and meat quality of broilers. The herbal mixture consisted of (300 g [Capsicum annuum] Hot red pepper þ 300 g Thymus vulgaris þ 300 g Salvia rosmarinus þ 150 g Pimpinella anisum þ 150 g Mentha spicata þ 300 g Nigella sativa þ 300 g garlic [Allium sativum]). A total of 360 chicks of Hubbard broiler one-day-old were randomly distributed into six treatment groups. The groups consisted of the basal diet as a control and a powdered mixture of HMP groups at levels of (2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0 g HMP/kg diet). The chicks fed a basal diet plus 5 g HMP/kg diet had the highest (p < .05) values of live body weight (LBW) and body weight gain (BWG) at five weeks of age. Serum total protein, globulin, liver enzymes and kidney parameter values were reduced in groups treated with different levels of HMP compared with the control. At the same time, values of albumin, A/G ratio, IgM and lysozymes were increased in chicks treated with HMP. The quality of stored meat and antioxidative parameters were improved in groups fed HMP. Thus, it is concluded that HMP could be used as a natural additive to the broiler diet to enhance the growth rate and improve blood parameters and meat quality. Also, the oxidative rancidity was less in the meat of treated chicks during the storage period as compared to control. HIGHLIGHTS Phytogenic additives are used to enhance growth and productive performance. Chicks fed 5 g herbal mixture/kg diet had the best growth performance. The quality of stored meat and antioxidative parameters were improved in groups fed the herbal mixture.

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Ginger and Its Derivatives as Promising Alternatives to Antibiotics in Poultry Feed

Cited by 80 publications

References 48 publications

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) Oil as a Potential Alternative to Antibiotics in Poultry

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) Oil as a Potential Alternative to Antibiotics in Poultry

Effect of Dietary Supplementation with Moringa oleifera Leaves and/or Seeds Powder on Production, Egg Characteristics, Hatchability and Blood Chemistry of Laying Japanese Quails

Does the dietary graded levels of herbal mixture powder impact growth, carcass traits, blood indices and meat quality of the broilers?

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