TY - JOUR
T1 - Pharmacological, nutritional and antimicrobial uses of Moringa oleifera Lam. leaves in poultry nutrition
T2 - an updated knowledge
AU - Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E.
AU - Alqhtani, Abdulmohsen H.
AU - Swelum, Ayman A.
AU - El-Saadony, Mohamed T.
AU - Salem, Heba M.
AU - Babalghith, Ahmad O.
AU - Taha, Ayman E.
AU - Ahmed, Osama
AU - Abdo, Mohamed
AU - El-Tarabily, Khaled A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed to writing this review article. All authors reviewed and approved the final version of the manuscript. Prof. Khaled A. El-Tarabily thanks the library at Murdoch University, Australia, for the valuable online resources and comprehensive databases. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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© 2022 The Authors
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - Recently, developing countries have focused on using innovative feed in poultry nutrition. The plant Moringa oleifera is native to India but grows worldwide in tropical and subtropical climates. Moringa is planted on a large scale as it can tolerate severe dry and cold conditions. All parts of this plant can be used for commercial or nutritional purposes, and it has a favorable nutritional profile. Beneficial phytochemicals, minerals, and vitamins are abundant in the leaves. The leaf extracts can be used to treat malnutrition; they also possess anticancer, antioxidant, antidiabetic, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. Further, moringa contains antinutritional substances, such as trypsin inhibitors, phytates, tannins, oxalates, cyanide, and saponins, which have a harmful effect on mineral and protein metabolism. Previous research suggested that including moringa in chicken diets boosts their growth and productivity. Therefore, this review focuses on the characterization and application of M. oleifera in poultry nutrition and its potential toxicity. Furthermore, we discuss the nutritional content, phytochemicals, and antioxidants of M. oleifera leaf meal and its applicability in poultry rations.
AB - Recently, developing countries have focused on using innovative feed in poultry nutrition. The plant Moringa oleifera is native to India but grows worldwide in tropical and subtropical climates. Moringa is planted on a large scale as it can tolerate severe dry and cold conditions. All parts of this plant can be used for commercial or nutritional purposes, and it has a favorable nutritional profile. Beneficial phytochemicals, minerals, and vitamins are abundant in the leaves. The leaf extracts can be used to treat malnutrition; they also possess anticancer, antioxidant, antidiabetic, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. Further, moringa contains antinutritional substances, such as trypsin inhibitors, phytates, tannins, oxalates, cyanide, and saponins, which have a harmful effect on mineral and protein metabolism. Previous research suggested that including moringa in chicken diets boosts their growth and productivity. Therefore, this review focuses on the characterization and application of M. oleifera in poultry nutrition and its potential toxicity. Furthermore, we discuss the nutritional content, phytochemicals, and antioxidants of M. oleifera leaf meal and its applicability in poultry rations.
KW - Moringa oleifera
KW - antibiotic alternatives
KW - antimicrobials
KW - antioxidants
KW - organic poultry
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U2 - 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102031
DO - 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102031
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35926350
AN - SCOPUS:85137126449
SN - 0032-5791
VL - 101
JO - Poultry science
JF - Poultry science
IS - 9
M1 - 102031
ER -