TY - JOUR
T1 - Promising prospective effects of Withania somnifera on broiler performance and carcass characteristics
T2 - A comprehensive review
AU - Salem, Heba M.
AU - El-Saadony, Mohamed T.
AU - Abd El-Mageed, Taia A.
AU - Soliman, Soliman M.
AU - Khafaga, Asmaa F.
AU - Saad, Ahmed M.
AU - Swelum, Ayman A.
AU - Korma, Sameh A.
AU - Gonçalves Lima, Clara Mariana
AU - Selim, Samy
AU - Babalghith, Ahmad O.
AU - Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E.
AU - Omer, Fatima A.
AU - AbuQamar, Synan F.
AU - El-Tarabily, Khaled A.
AU - Conte-Junior, Carlos Adam
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Salem, El-Saadony, Abd El-Mageed, Soliman, Khafaga, Saad, Swelum, Korma, Gonçalves Lima, Selim, Babalghith, Abd El-Hack, Omer, AbuQamar, El-Tarabily and Conte-Junior.
PY - 2022/9/2
Y1 - 2022/9/2
N2 - Poultry production contributes markedly to bridging the global food gap. Many nations have limited the use of antibiotics as growth promoters due to increasing bacterial antibiotic tolerance/resistance, as well as the presence of antibiotic residues in edible tissues of the birds. Consequently, the world is turning to use natural alternatives to improve birds' productivity and immunity. Withania somnifera, commonly known as ashwagandha or winter cherry, is abundant in many countries of the world and is considered a potent medicinal herb because of its distinct chemical, medicinal, biological, and physiological properties. This plant exhibits antioxidant, cardioprotective, immunomodulatory, anti-aging, neuroprotective, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antistress, antitumor, hepatoprotective, and growth-promoting activities. In poultry, dietary inclusion of W. somnifera revealed promising results in improving feed intake, body weight gain, feed efficiency, and feed conversion ratio, as well as reducing mortality, increasing livability, increasing disease resistance, reducing stress impacts, and maintaining health of the birds. This review sheds light on the distribution, chemical structure, and biological effects of W. somnifera and its impacts on poultry productivity, livability, carcass characteristics, meat quality, blood parameters, immune response, and economic efficiency.
AB - Poultry production contributes markedly to bridging the global food gap. Many nations have limited the use of antibiotics as growth promoters due to increasing bacterial antibiotic tolerance/resistance, as well as the presence of antibiotic residues in edible tissues of the birds. Consequently, the world is turning to use natural alternatives to improve birds' productivity and immunity. Withania somnifera, commonly known as ashwagandha or winter cherry, is abundant in many countries of the world and is considered a potent medicinal herb because of its distinct chemical, medicinal, biological, and physiological properties. This plant exhibits antioxidant, cardioprotective, immunomodulatory, anti-aging, neuroprotective, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antistress, antitumor, hepatoprotective, and growth-promoting activities. In poultry, dietary inclusion of W. somnifera revealed promising results in improving feed intake, body weight gain, feed efficiency, and feed conversion ratio, as well as reducing mortality, increasing livability, increasing disease resistance, reducing stress impacts, and maintaining health of the birds. This review sheds light on the distribution, chemical structure, and biological effects of W. somnifera and its impacts on poultry productivity, livability, carcass characteristics, meat quality, blood parameters, immune response, and economic efficiency.
KW - Withania somnifera
KW - antioxidant
KW - birds' productivity
KW - herbal extract
KW - poultry
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U2 - 10.3389/fvets.2022.918961
DO - 10.3389/fvets.2022.918961
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85138134318
SN - 2297-1769
VL - 9
JO - Frontiers in Veterinary Science
JF - Frontiers in Veterinary Science
M1 - 918961
ER -