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USE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS AS A PANACEA TO POULTRY PRODUCTION AND FOOD SECURITY: A REVIEW

Spectrum Journal of Innovation, Reforms and Development

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Title USE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS AS A PANACEA TO POULTRY PRODUCTION AND FOOD SECURITY: A REVIEW
 
Creator Alagbe, J.O
 
Subject Antibiotics
antioxidants
medicinal plants
 
Description Medicinal plants remain the most untapped reservoir of potential therapeutic agents that can be exploited in reducing animal exposure to diseases.  Some plants possess significant immune stimulatory, hepatoprotective, anti- inflammatory, antifungal, hypolipidemic and antioxidant activities due to the presence of phytochemicals. Phytochemicals or secondary metabolites are generally regarded as safe, effective, environmental freiendly and relatively cheap. Examples of phytochemicals includes; tannins, flavonoids, phenols, alkaloids, saponins and terpenoids. Concentrations of phytochemicals in plants vary from plant to plants, method of extraction, geographical locations, species and age of plants. Medicinal plants are capable of stimulating feed intake, enhancing growth performance, improving gastrointestinal morphology, immune modulator, nutrient utilization as well as modulating the fatty acid of meat. They are also recommended as one of the potential alternatives to antibiotics and to bridge the gap between food safety and livestock production.
 
Publisher Journals Park Publishing
 
Date 2022-03-30
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://sjird.journalspark.org/index.php/sjird/article/view/1
 
Source Spectrum Journal of Innovation, Reforms and Development; Vol. 1 (2022); 1-14
2751-1731
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://sjird.journalspark.org/index.php/sjird/article/view/1/1