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Table 1 Effects of phytochemicals feed-additives on productive performance, carcass and meat quality of broiler

From: Dietary inclusion effects of phytochemicals as growth promoters in animal production

Reference

Phasea

Phytochemicals

Dosage

Productive performance b

Carcass qualityc

Meat qualityd

[29]

G and F

Thyme and cinnamon

100 and 200 ppm

↑ BWG,

FI and FCR

200 ppm ↓abdominal fat %

-

[32]

G and F

Soybean isoflavone

10 to 80 mg/Kg

10 and 20 mg/Kg ↑ BWG and FI

-

40 mg/ kg

↑ WHC and pH

40 or 80 mg/Kg ↑lightness

↓MDA

[39]

I-F

Thyme extract

50, 100, 200, or 400 ppm

↑ BWG

-

-

[40]

I-F

Piperine

0, 60, 120, and 180 mg/kg

In the final period: 60 mg kg 1 ↑ WG and

FCR

-

-

[41]

I-F

AV/AGP/10

essential oils (Allium sativum, Zingiber officinale, Trigonella foenum graecum, Eruca sativa & many others in a fixed concentration)

250 and 500 g/ton of feed

Herbal ≈ antibiotic

The AV/AGP/10 ↑ CY and dressing percentage

-

[62]

I and G

Black cumin seed, Artemisia leaves, Camellia l.

0.3 and 0.5 g/kg

Artemisia ↓FI up to 21 d of age.

-Black cumin ↑BW at 21 and 42 d of age and ↓FCR.

Camellia ↓BW, FI, FCR

NE

-

[89]

I-F

Genistein (G) hesperidin (H)

5 mg/kg G

H5, 10

20 mg/kg of mixture

-

-

In breast muscles:

↑PFA, n-6/n-3 and PFA/SFA

[90]

G and F

Oregano, anis and citrus peel

125 ppm

↑ FCR ≈ antibiotic

NE

↑tenderness

↑acceptability

[97]

I-F

Quercetin

0.5 and 1 g/kg of feed

Poorer FCR

-

↑ MDA

[98]

I-F

Naringin and Hesperidin

0.75 and 1.5 g/kg

NE

NE

↑ Oxidative stability

[99]

I-F

Moringa Olifeira leaf meal

1, 3 and 5 g : 3, 9 and 15 g:

5, 15 and 25 g per kg of feed

↑ FCR

↑BW and ADG

-

-

[100]

I-F

Oregano and vitamin E

100 mg/kg of feed

NE

FI, BWG, and FCR

 

-The MDA in oregano was the second highest, at 9 d of storage

[101]

G

Oregano, clove, cinnamon, red pepper

100 ppm

NE

-

-

[102]

I and G

Sangrovit® Macleaya cordata extract

20 mg/Kf of feed

0.24 mg/Kg of sanguinarine

NE

FI, BWG, FCR

NE

-

[103]

I

Rosemary and oregano

Commercial blend of essential oils

50 and 100 mg

1 g of comercial

BWG and FCR ≈ avilamycin

-

-

[121]

I-F

Biostrong 505

Biostrong 510

0.05%

↑ Growth

Biostrong 505 ↑ CW and BR

-

[104]

F

Clove powder

Agrinomy extract

Lemon balm

1% clove / 0.2% lemon balm extract or agrynomy extract

↑ BWG - first period

↓FCR

↑ CW

↑ Crude protein

↓ Fat

↑ sensory evaluation

[106]

I-F

oregano, anis and citrus

125 g/t

↑ BWG

-

-

  1. aFeeding phase: I, initial; G, growing; F, finalization
  2. b BW body weight, BWG body weight gain, FCR Feed conversion ratio, CFI cumulative feed intake, FI feed intake, NE no effect
  3. c CY Carcass yield, CW carcass weight, BR breast weight
  4. d FA fatty acid, MDA malondialdehyde, n-6/n-3 fatty acid ratio, PFA polyunsaturated, SFA saturated fatty acid, WHC water holding capacity