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  • Public concern over antibiotic usage in livestock has led many countries to ban growth-promoting antibiotics, creating a need for safe alternatives.
  • Researchers are exploring plant-derived feed additives—like essential oils, polyphenols, and saponins—that can enhance livestock health and production while ensuring food safety.
  • This study systematically reviews the specific bioactive components of these plant metabolites and their effectiveness as dietary additives and anthelmintics for ruminants, highlighting their advantages in terms of safety, cost, and efficiency.

Article Abstract

Public awareness on health and safety issues in using antibiotics for livestock production has led many countries to ban the use of all growth-promoting antibiotics (GPA) for livestock feeding. The ban on the utilization of antibiotics in livestock, on the other hand, is an opportunity for researchers and livestock practitioners to develop alternative feed additives that are safe for both livestock and the consumers of animal derived foods. Many feed additives were developed from a number of plants that contain secondary metabolites, such as essential oils, polyphenols, and saponins. These secondary metabolites are extracted from various parts of many types of plants for their uses as feed additives and anthelmintics. Recent investigations on using essential oils, polyphenols, and saponins as dietary additives and anthelmintics demonstrate that they can increase not only the production and health of ruminants but also ensure the safety of the resulting foods. There are many publications on the advantageous impacts of dietary plant bioactive components on ruminants; however, a comprehensive review on individual bioactive constituents of each plant secondary metabolites along with their beneficial effects as feed additives and anthelmintics on ruminants is highly required. This current study reviewed the individual bioactive components of different plant secondary metabolites and their functions as additives and anthelmintics to improve ruminant production and health, with respect to safety, affordability and efficiency, using a systematic review procedure.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9951870PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13040767DOI Listing

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