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Review
. 2020 Mar 9;10(3):452.
doi: 10.3390/ani10030452.

Ginger and Its Derivatives as Promising Alternatives to Antibiotics in Poultry Feed

Mohamed E Abd El-Hack  1 , Mahmoud Alagawany  1 , Hazem Shaheen  2 , Dalia Samak  3 , Sarah I Othman  4 , Ahmed A Allam  5 , Ayman E Taha  6 , Asmaa F Khafaga  7 , Muhammad Arif  8 , Ali Osman  9 , Ahmed I El Sheikh  10 , Shaaban S Elnesr  11 , Mahmoud Sitohy  9
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Review

Ginger and Its Derivatives as Promising Alternatives to Antibiotics in Poultry Feed

Mohamed E Abd El-Hack et al. Animals (Basel). .

Abstract

Poultry enterprises have sustained rapid development through the last three decennaries. For which reason, higher utilization of antibacterial, either as therapeutic or growth promoting agents, has been accepted. Owing to the concern of developing bacterial resistance among populations towards antibiotic generations, accumulation of antibacterial remaining's in chicken products and elevating shopper request for outcomes without antibacterial remaining's, looking for unconventional solutions that could exchange antibacterial without influencing productiveness or product characters. Using natural alternatives including ginger, garlic prebiotics, organic acids, plant extracts, etheric oils and immune stimulants have been applied to advance the performance, hold poultry productiveness, prevent and control the enteric pathogens and minimize the antibacterial utilization in the poultry production in recent years. The use of a single replacement or ideal assemblage of different choices besides good supervision and livestock welfare may play a basic role in maximizing benefits and preserving poultry productiveness. The object of this review was to support an outline of the recent knowledge on the use of the natural replacements (ginger and its derivatives) in poultry feed as feed additives and their effects on poultry performance, egg and meat quality, health as well as the economic efficiency.

Keywords: Ginger; birds; body weight; carcass weight; chemical composition; microbial effect.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Structure of some monoterpenes.
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The major sesquiterpene components.
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Figure 3
Chemical structure of important phytochemicals present in ginger.
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Figure 4
The beneficial application of ginger and its derivatives in poultry nutrition.
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