Nutritional significance of amino acids, vitamins and minerals as nutraceuticals in poultry production and health - a comprehensive review

Nutraceuticals have gained immense importance in poultry science recently considering the nutritional and beneficial health effects of their constituents. Besides providing nutritional requirements to birds, nutraceuticals have beneficial pharmacological effects, for example, they help in establishing normal physiological health status, prevent diseases and thereby improve production performance. Nutraceuticals include amino acids, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, etc. which are important for preventing oxidative stress, regulating the immune response and maintaining normal physiological, biochemical and homeostatic mechanisms. Nutraceuticals help in supplying nutrients in balanced amounts for supporting the optimal growth performance in modern poultry flocks, and as a dietary supplement can reduce the use of antibiotics. The application of antibiotic growth enhancers in poultry leads to the propagation of antibiotic-resistant microbes and drug residues; therefore, they have been restricted in many countries. Thus, there is a demand for natural feed additives that lead to the same growth enhancement without affecting the health. Nutraceuticals substances have an essential role in the development of the animals' normal physiological functions and in protecting them against infectious diseases. In this review, the uses of amino acids, vitamins and minerals as well as their mode of action in growth promotion and elevation of immune system are discussed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

The veterinary quarterly - 41(2020), 1 vom: 07. Dez., Seite 1-29

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alagawany, Mahmoud [VerfasserIn]
Elnesr, Shaaban S [VerfasserIn]
Farag, Mayada R [VerfasserIn]
Tiwari, Ruchi [VerfasserIn]
Yatoo, Mohd Iqbal [VerfasserIn]
Karthik, Kumaragurubaran [VerfasserIn]
Michalak, Izabela [VerfasserIn]
Dhama, Kuldeep [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amino Acids
Amino acids
Chicken
Designer food
Health
Journal Article
Minerals
Nanoparticles
Nutraceuticals
Organic mineral
Poultry
Review
Vitamins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.04.2021

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/01652176.2020.1857887

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318164078