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Application of Herbal Feed Additives in Animal Nutrition - A Review

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Use of herbal feed additive is gaining importance in animal’s production due to ban on use of certain antibiotics, harmful residual effects and cost effectiveness. A number of feed additives like probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids and plant extracts have been found to have beneficial effects on animal production. Medical herbs properties to improve digestibility, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and immune-stimulant activity must be exploited in feeding of animals as well as safe food product for human beings. Furthermore, research on standardization of correct dosages of herbal feed additive for particular function need to be studied.

Source: International Journal of Livestock Research

DOI: 10.5455/ijlr.20141205105218

Authors: Muneendra Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Debashis Roy, Raju Kushwaha, Shalini Vaswani

Language: English

Topic: Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2124098643

FWCI: 2.41

Cites: 23

Cited by: 124

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