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A review on herbal feed additives in livestock

A.K. Srivastava* , A.K. Srivastava* , H.D. Chauhan* , M.M. Pawar**

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Journal of Animal Feed Science and Technology 4(2):p 45-52, July - December 2016. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jafst.2321.1628.4216.2

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 Phytogenic feed additives are plant-derived products used in livestock nutrition to improve the performance of farm animals. The ban on nutritive antibiotic use in Europe and the increased awareness of the consumers triggered a need for natural and safe feed additives to achieve better production results of farm animals. Phytogenic feed additives comprise a wide variety of herbs, spices, and products derived thereof, and are mainly essential oils. Plant extracts are used in animal nutrition as appetite and digestion stimulants, stimulants of physiological functions, for prevention and treatment of certain pathological conditions, as colorants and antioxidants. This article is a review of present literature data on the commonly available herbs in India and usage of their medicinal properties including improve digestibility, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and immunostimulant in animal’s diet.

Keywords: Herbal Phytogenic Feed Additive Antimicrobial Turmeric Ginger Garlic Tulsi.

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