Use of black pepper, cinnamon and turmeric as feed additives in the poultry industry

Abstract

Feeding antibiotics as growth promoters has had a substantial role in the poultry industry historically, although many countries now limit their use due to concerns over residues and microbial resistance in human medicine. For many years medicinal plants have been used as pharmaceuticals in natural therapy. However, limited studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of certain plants as feed additives in poultry. The importance and use of black pepper, cinnamon and turmeric is reviewed in the following paper. Black pepper acts as an antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. Cinnamon has anti-allergenic, antioxidant, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and blood purifying properties and aids in digestion. Turmeric acts as an antioxidant, anti-mutagenic, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial agent and protects the liver against a variety of toxins. However, a systematic approach toward the efficacy and safety of these plant materials and their active compounds in poultry is still lacking.

Effect of Supplemental Japanese Pepper Seed on the Palatability of Feed in Chicks

“…Numerous feeding experiments have been performed using herbs or spices as feed additives, and some reports have indicated their harmful effects on feeding behavior and performance (Salgueiro et al, 2010;Tajodini et al, 2015). Higher JPS supplementations inhibited feeding behavior during the 2-h period after providing the experimental feed; however, JPS supplementation did not affect feed and water intake in the 5 h feeding experiments (Fig.…”

“…Using agro-industrial by-products requires the estimation of nutrients and determination of whether the components have beneficial or adverse effects on animal production. In fact, by-products occasionally have harmful effects on feeding behavior and performance in poultry (Salgueiro et al, 2010;Tajodini et al, 2015). In particular, feed containing harmful components, even if rich in nutrients, can reduce animal performance.…”

Effects of encapsulated sodium butyrate and phytogenic on growth performance, carcass traits and health of growing-finishing pigs

“…In turn, phytogenics include products based on different active plant components, including cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, thymol, and carvacrol, which are digestive stimulants (FRANKIČ et al, 2009) and mainly modulate the intestinal microbiota (HASHEMI & DAVOODI, 2011). Some phytogenics may also improve food palatability, increasing feed intake and weight gain (ZENG et al, 2015) as well as stimulating endogenous secretion and acting as anthelmintics and coccidiostats (TAJODINI et al, 2015). Nevertheless, the improvement in nutrient digestibility also manifests as an indirect effect of eubiosis improvement on the diversity and population of the microbiota in the intestinal tract (HASHEMI & DAVOODI, 2011).…”

Influence of Selected Dietary Plant Extracts on Productive, Physiological, and Viral Immunological Response of Broilers

“…Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) is one of the oldest familiar herbal medicines which contains more than 300 active substances such as trans-cinnamaldehyde and certain biologically active compounds such as cinnamyl acetate, cinnamyl alcohol, carvacrol, and eugenol present in its essential oils. Eugenol and cinnamaldehyde are two substantial terpenoids found in cinnamon (Qin et al, 2003, Tajodini et al, 2015. The powerful capacity of cinnamon as anti-allergenic, antioxidant, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral agents along with its blood purifying and digestion-aiding properties is attributed to these biological compounds (Tajodini et al, 2015).…”

“…Eugenol and cinnamaldehyde are two substantial terpenoids found in cinnamon (Qin et al, 2003, Tajodini et al, 2015. The powerful capacity of cinnamon as anti-allergenic, antioxidant, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral agents along with its blood purifying and digestion-aiding properties is attributed to these biological compounds (Tajodini et al, 2015).…”