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The usefulness of oregano and its derivatives in poultry nutrition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2018

M. ALAGAWANY ,
M.E. ABD EL-HACK ,
M.R. FARAG ,
H.M. SHAHEEN ,
M.A. ABDEL-LATIF ,
A.E. NORELDIN  and
A.K. PATRA
M. ALAGAWANY*
Affiliation:
Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
M.E. ABD EL-HACK
Affiliation:
Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
M.R. FARAG
Affiliation:
Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
H.M. SHAHEEN
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22516, Egypt
M.A. ABDEL-LATIF
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22516, Egypt
A.E. NORELDIN
Affiliation:
Department of Histology and Cytology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22516, Egypt
A.K. PATRA
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Nutrition, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India
*
Corresponding author: [email protected]
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Abstract

Origanum vulgare is a natural, less toxic, residue free feed supplement for poultry when compared to other synthetic ingredients. It contains key bioactive components, including as thymol and carvacrol. O. vulgare as a poultry feed supplement has had an antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiviral, immunomodulatory and antiparasitic effect. The potential advantages of utilising oregano extracts, in poultry diets include improved feed intake and feed conversion, enhanced digestion, expanded productive performance, down-regulated disease incidence and economic losses. From the available literature, average inclusions of oregano essential oil up to 600 mg/kg in broiler diets increased body weight gain. Using 1% oregano oil in broiler diets improved feed conversion ratio and feed utilisation. Moreover, oregano can induce a marked improvement on the intestinal microbiota and ileal villus height of broilers when combine with attapulgite by ratio 15 mg/kg of oregano. Broilers fed 300 ppm oregano oil in their diet display higher IgG titres relative to those reared on control (without supplementation) diet. Including 240 mg oregano supplementation per kg diet appears to give an optimum level for protecting broiler chickens from C. perfringens infections. Bioactive components extracted from O. vulgare parts could be used in poultry diets levels of 10 to 30 g/kg. This review includes information on the use of O. vulgare and its derivatives in poultry nutrition. To maximise the overall productivity of poultry, oregano may be used as a natural alternative to antibiotics and drugs due to the absence of side effects and residues.

Keywords

Origanum vulgarepoultryhealthantioxidantimmunityperformance
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Review
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , September 2018 , pp. 463 - 474
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2018 

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