Performance, Immune, and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens as Affected by Thyme and Licorice or Enzyme Supplemented Diets

Kalantar, Majid; Hosseini, Seyed Mahdi; Yang, Liguo; Raza, Sayed Haidar Abbas; Gui, Linsheng; Rezaie, M.G.; Khojastekey, Mahdi; Wei, Dawei; Khan, Rajwali; Yasar, Sulthattin; Syed, Shahid Faraz; Kachiwal, Allah Bux; Elkhairey, M.A.; Oliveira, Claúdio José Parro de; Kaleri, Rameez Raja; El-Aziz, Ayman Hassan Abd

doi:10.4236/ojas.2017.72009

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“…Notably, the addition of licorice in broiler diets improved the weight of immune organs, such as the spleen or bursa, thereby promoting immune efficacy and the situation of livability and health [32]. Glycyrrhetinic acid has several favourable pharmacological properties, such as immunomodulation and production of interleukins [1,2,12] with subsequent production of antibodies, gamma interferon, and T-cells, which indicates its antiviral activity [33].…”

Section: Beneficial Role Of Licoricementioning

confidence: 99%

Use of Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Herb as a Feed Additive in Poultry: Current Knowledge and Prospects

Alagawany

Elnesr

Farag

et al. 2019

Animals

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Simple SummaryThe present review updates the current knowledge about the beneficial effect of licorice supplementation in poultry diets, particularly its positive effect on the treatment of high-prevalence diseases of the immune system, liver, and lungs.AbstractSupplementation of livestock and poultry diets with herbal plants containing bioactive components have shown promising reports as natural feed supplements. These additives are able to promote growth performance and improve feed efficiency, nutrient digestion, antioxidant status, immunological indices, and poultry health. Several studies have used complex herbal formulas with the partial inclusion of licorice. However, the individual use of licorice has been rarely reported. The major problem of the poultry industry is the epidemiological diseases, mainly confined to the respiratory, digestive, and immune systems. Licorice has certain bioactive components such as flavonoids and glycyrrhizin. The roots of this herb contain 1 to 9% glycyrrhizin, which has many pharmacological properties such as antioxidant, antiviral, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory properties. Licorice extracts (LE) have a positive effect on the treatment of high-prevalence diseases such as the immune system, liver, and lung diseases. Studies showed that adding LE to drinking water (0.1, 0.2, or 0.3 g/L) reduced serum total cholesterol (p < 0.05) of broiler chickens. Moreover, LE supplementation in poultry diets plays a significant role in their productive performance by enhancing organ development and stimulating digestion and appetite. Along with its growth-promoting effects, licorice has detoxifying, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and other health benefits in poultry. This review describes the beneficial applications and recent aspects of the Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) herb, including its chemical composition and role in safeguarding poultry health.

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Section: Beneficial Role Of Licoricementioning

confidence: 99%

Use of Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Herb as a Feed Additive in Poultry: Current Knowledge and Prospects

Alagawany

Elnesr

Farag

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“…Conversely Zhu et al [32] found no effect of thyme oil on the feed intake of Luhua chickens, but the growth rate of the chickens was increased when adding thyme oil. Kalantar et al [33] reported improvements in feed efficiency with thyme, including benefits in dressing weight. Zhu et al failed to find any effect on dressing % [32].…”

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“…From these seven treatment groups, 1 bird/replicate was used for blood sampling, for immunity parameters a different bird was used from each replicate, and for carcass samples yet another bird was used from each replicate. The birds in the control group were given the basal diet, while those in treatment groups were given supplements as detailed below: Treatment 1: Basal diet (control); T1: Basal diet + thyme powder at 1% from days 29-42 T2: Basal diet + thyme powder at 2% from days 29-42 T3: Basal diet + thyme powder at 3% from days 29-42 S1: Basal diet + sumac powder at 1% from days 29-42 S2: Basal diet + sumac powder at 2% from days 29-42 S3: Basal diet + sumac powder at 3% from days [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] The basal diet consisted of a three-phase feeding program: starter feed from d 1-7, grower feed from d 8-24, and finisher feed from d [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]. The ingredients and nutrient composition of the diets are shown in Table 1.…”

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confidence: 99%

Growth, Carcass Composition, Haematology and Immunity of Broilers Supplemented with Sumac Berries (Rhus coriaria L.) and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Ahmadian

Seidavi

Phillips

2020

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Simple Summary: Widespread use of antibiotics is known to cause resistance in bacteria, yet they are routinely used to improve growth performance in meat chickens. We investigated two medicinal plants, thyme and sumac berries, for their ability to function as an alternative to antibiotics in the diet of broilers. The actual plants or parts of the plants have rarely been fed before as supplements, mostly their extracted oils have been used instead. In our study, they were fed at 1-3% of the diet to investigate if the effects were dependent on the dose. We found evidence of improved immune systems with both medicinal plants when the chickens were tested for resistance to Newcastle Disease and influenza. Sumac berries, and to a lesser extent thyme, reduced the fat content of the birds' abdomen, by 62 and 41%, respectively, reflecting an observed reduction in lipids in the blood. It is concluded that these two medicinal plants offer potential to replace antibiotics in the diet of meat chickens, as well as offering benefits in reducing the fat content of the birds.Abstract: Alternatives to antibiotics as growth promoters for broilers could reduce bacterial resistance to antibiotics, while at the same time maintaining growth and improving carcass composition. We investigated the benefits of adding the medicinal plants sumac and thyme at 1, 2 or 3% of the diet for male Ross broiler chicks, with four replicates of ten birds in each treatment group and a Control. Feed intake was reduced for chickens fed the sumac supplements, and, at the two higher doses, defeathered body weight was also reduced. Abdominal fat was reduced by 41% in chickens fed thyme and 62% in those fed sumac. This reflected reduced low density lipoproteins in their blood, and in higher dose thyme treatments and all sumac treatments, reduced high density lipoproteins in blood. Apart from this, there was little effect of the supplements on carcass composition. Blood glucose was reduced in the supplemented chickens. There was evidence of higher antibody titers to Newcastle disease and influenza in supplemented chickens. It is concluded that both thyme and sumac offer potential to reduce fat content and improve disease responsiveness in broiler production systems.Animals 2020, 10, 513 2 of 14 and reduce losses. However, the persistent use of antibiotics in the diet of broilers can cause an increase in antimicrobial resistance of human and animal bacteria [1,2]. Hence there is strong consumer demand for farm animal diets to be free from routinely administered antibiotics [3]. This has led to attempts to use medical plants as alternatives to antibiotics and artificial growth promoters, e.g., [4]. Limited studies of the effects of these supplements on broiler performance have been reported in the scientific literature.While the essential oil of Thymus vulgaris (Thymol) is known to increase the production of digestive enzymes and performance in broilers [5][6][7][8][9], limited research exists evaluating the performance of commercial broilers receiving the whol...

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“…Glycyrrhizin (Gly) is found in various parts of licorice, but the roots contain most of the compound (Fiore et al, 2005). Licorice root is also known to have several pharmacological actions, including anti-in ammatory effects (Paudel et al, 2020), antibacterial properties (Rahnama et al, 2013), increased e ciency of the immune system (Kalantar et al, 2017), and reduction of blood cholesterol levels (Aghdam Shahryar et al, 2018). The use of glycyrrhizic acid in broiler chickens showed that these chickens had a higher body weight and better FCR than the control group (Ocampo et al, 2016).…”

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The effect of glycyrrhizin on central regulation of food intake in broilers injected with LPS

Rahdari,

Hamidi

2023

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Poultry farming poses challenges due to hygiene and nutrition issues, leading to disease and inflammation in chickens. One of the challenges is gram-negative bacteria that stimulate pro-inflammatory reactions through lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and cause disease and anorexia. Licorice, a medicinal plant with glycyrrhizin (Gly) as its main active ingredient, was used in our experiment to investigate the effects of glycyrrhizin on food intake in LPS-injected broilers. Accordingly, the study involved three experiments involving 72 male broiler chickens, to examine the impact of Gly. on their food intake in LPS-injected broilers (n = 24). Experiment 1 was conducted to examine the effects of IP injection of Gly. (12.5, 25, and 50 mg) on food intake in chickens. In experiment 2, the birds received intracerebroventricular (ICV) injections of LPS (6.25, 12.5, and 25 ng). In the last experiment, we investigated the impact of IP injection of glycyrrhizin on inflammation induced by LPS. Based on the findings, IP injection of glycyrrhizin significantly increased food intake in a dose-dependent manner (p < 0.05). Whereas, LPS significantly reduced food intake in food-deprived chickens. Gly. can neutralizes reduced food intake caused by inflammation in broilers, highlighting its potential role in modulating food intake in broilers.

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Performance, Immune, and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens as Affected by Thyme and Licorice or Enzyme Supplemented Diets

Cited by 15 publications

References 6 publications

Use of Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Herb as a Feed Additive in Poultry: Current Knowledge and Prospects

Use of Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Herb as a Feed Additive in Poultry: Current Knowledge and Prospects

Growth, Carcass Composition, Haematology and Immunity of Broilers Supplemented with Sumac Berries (Rhus coriaria L.) and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

The effect of glycyrrhizin on central regulation of food intake in broilers injected with LPS

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