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Review
. 2021 Dec 16;10(12):1540.
doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10121540.

Potential Applications of Moringa oleifera in Poultry Health and Production as Alternative to Antibiotics: A Review

Rifat Ullah Khan  1 , Aamir Khan  2 , Shabana Naz  3 , Qudrat Ullah  1 , Vito Laudadio  4 , Vincenzo Tufarelli  4 , Marco Ragni  5
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Review

Potential Applications of Moringa oleifera in Poultry Health and Production as Alternative to Antibiotics: A Review

Rifat Ullah Khan et al. Antibiotics (Basel). .

Abstract

Because of developing bacterial resistance and increased public awareness of health and food safety problems, the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in the chicken industry has been outlawed. This problem has spurred the poultry industry and sector to explore for safe antibiotic alternatives and to focus on developing better long-term feed management solutions in order to improve chicken health and growth. As a result, phytogenics have developed as natural antibiotic alternatives, with a lot of potential in the poultry industry. Moringa oleifera has gotten a lot of attention from researchers in the recent past as a natural product with a lot of health advantages for poultry. Moringa is known for its antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hypocholesterolemic properties, as well as its capacity to activate digestive enzymes in the stomach, owing to the presence of hundreds of essential ingredients. The potential influence of M. oleifera as a natural feed supplement on overall gut health, nutritional digestibility, blood biochemical profile, antioxidant benefits, antibacterial potential, and immunological response is emphasized in this review.

Keywords: Moringa oleifera; alternative to antibiotics; health; nutrition; poultry.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Example of some alternatives to antibiotics in poultry.
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Figure 2
Main uses of Moringa: fresh, powder, as well as commercial preparations.
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Figure 3
Example of some of the applications of M. oleifera in poultry diets.
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