Phytobiotics: Could the Greens Inflate the Poultry Production
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2016
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Abstract
The ever increasing consumers awareness and their concern over the presence of antibiotic residues in poultry products necessitate
lookingforan alternativetoantibioticgrowth promoters.Among the numerousalternatives like probiotics, prebiotics, acidifiers, the plant
origin compound attracts more interest than else. The phytochemicals consists ofvarious natural products that may be nutritional,
non—nutritiona| oranti—nutritional in nature. These phyto—chemicalsalso actasan antibacterial,antivira|,antifunga|,antio><idant,digestive
stimulant, immune-modulator, hypo-lipidemic agent and also heat stress alleviator. A compound ofmu|ti—functional can be considered
as additive in animal production system. Their anti-oxidant activity and hypo-lipidemic property ofthese plant derived compounds will
be attributed for the improvement of shelf—|ife of various animal or poultry products. Their hypolipidemic properties are used in
production oflean meat production. These phytobiotics also impart readilyacceptableflavourto the products especially meat and eggs.
Theyaid in digestive process by stimulating thedigestive secretionsthroughoutthegastro-intestinal tractthereby increasing the overall
digestibilityofthe nutrients and reducetheenvironmental pollution, Moreover, these botanical products are becoming more prominent
in insect and pest control strategies due to their availability and cost. With theirwide range ofactivities, these phytobiotics will go to be
a newgroup offeed additives for bettergrowth ratherthan simplyasanotheralternate to in-feed antibiotics in food production industry.
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TNV_AJAVA_2016_11(7)383-392
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Veterinary Science