Use of medicinal plants in broiler production

Document Type : Scientific-Extensional Article

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M.Sc. of Horticultural Science, Major in Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Birjand, Birjand, South Khorasan, Iran

10.22059/domesticsj.2024.378207.1152

Abstract

Medicinal plants contain bioactive compounds that have antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immune system response modulating properties that can improve growth performance, increase feed efficiency and improve the health status of broilers. Several studies have shown that the inclusion of medicinal plants in the feed of broiler chickens can significantly improve functional parameters such as body weight gain, feed consumption, and feed conversion ratio. In addition, medicinal plants have been shown to enhance the immune responses of broiler chickens and reduce the occurrence of various diseases including bacterial infections, coccidiosis and disorders related to oxidative stress. The use of medicinal plants as poultry feed supplements has attracted increasing attention in recent years as an alternative to antibiotics and artificial growth stimulants.

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