Dietary use of Rosmarinus officinalis and Thymus vulgaris as anticoccidial alternatives in poultry

Carvacrol: A Promising Environmentally Friendly Agent to Fight Seeds Damping-Off Diseases Induced by Fungal Species

“…Carvacrol has been the subject of many investigations that place a higher priority on natural products with pharmacological activities to control such diseases. Previous investigations demonstrated that carvacrol is one of the potent monoterpenes that can be used to control fungal species [22][23][24].…”

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“…One of the ways to avoid such consequences is to include in the technology of feeding young animals new progressive, innovative additives that stimulate appetite, digestibility of feed, or have a calming effect on the intestines of animals (Hunchak et al, 2015;Jakubowska & Karamucki, 2021). Biological nature supplements to the diet of poultry, pigs, and cattle contain, in particular, plant metabolites of secondary origin (essential oils) and have a pronounced antimicrobial and antioxidant effect on the animal body, have a complex effect on the gastrointestinal tract, and also contribute to increasing the body's resistance to adverse environmental factors (Soltan, 2008; Samudovska & Demeterova, 2010; Lahlou et al, 2021). The result of this impact is an improvement in feed conversion, an increase in average daily weight gain, a reduction in fattening time, a reduction in animal deaths, and a significant economic effect (Bashchenko et al, 2020;Wu, 2022).…”

“…The result of this impact is an improvement in feed conversion, an increase in average daily weight gain, a reduction in fattening time, a reduction in animal deaths, and a significant economic effect (Bashchenko et al, 2020;Wu, 2022). The positive effect of additives of this type is conditioned by the synergistic effect of biologically active substances in the composition of essential oils from aromatic and medicinal plants, in particular, thyme, rosemary, and oregano (Stefanyshyn et al, 2017;Lahlou et al, 2021).…”

“…Due to differences in the composition and origin of raw materials for the production of essential oils, the effectiveness of their use may differ significantly (Jakubowska & Karamucki, 2021). Despite this, the positive effect of essential oils as natural growth stimulators in broiler feeding has been shown by researchers (Legendre et al, 2018;Lahlou et al, 2021). The mechanisms of action of preparations made on the basis of essential oils on metabolic processes are still not clearly described, since there is little information about the effectiveness of their effect on the absorption of nutrients, the work of the intestines or the immune system of animals, but it has been shown that the addition of essential oils to feed inhibits the growth of pathogenic microflora in the gastrointestinal tract (Jakubowska & Karamucki, 2021;Lahlou et al, 2021).…”

“…Despite this, the positive effect of essential oils as natural growth stimulators in broiler feeding has been shown by researchers (Legendre et al, 2018;Lahlou et al, 2021). The mechanisms of action of preparations made on the basis of essential oils on metabolic processes are still not clearly described, since there is little information about the effectiveness of their effect on the absorption of nutrients, the work of the intestines or the immune system of animals, but it has been shown that the addition of essential oils to feed inhibits the growth of pathogenic microflora in the gastrointestinal tract (Jakubowska & Karamucki, 2021;Lahlou et al, 2021). In the conducted studies (Stefanyshyn et al, 2017) the positive effect of biologically active substances of essential oils in the composition of the dietary supplement was found both in improving the life and slaughter indicators of young rabbits, and in the absence of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract or animal deaths during studies.…”