Journal
WORLDS POULTRY SCIENCE JOURNAL
Volume 68, Issue 1, Pages 97-103Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0043933912000104
Keywords
turmeric; poultry; feed; beneficial effect
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
There is growing interest in developing natural alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters in order to maintain both birds' performance and health. In the last decade, Turmeric has been extensively used in poultry diets. Turmeric is a natural herb of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Wide range medicinal properties of this plant have been advocated. In poultry feed, Turmeric has been extensively used in different concentrations, dosages and durations. In this review, the beneficial effects of this plant on growth, weight gain, feed conversion ratio, ameliorative effect on liver health, immunomodulatory and antioxidative effects are reviewed.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available