Multiple beneficial applications and modes of action of herbs in poultry health and production-a review

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 152-176

  Dhama, Kuldeep ^a   Latheef, Shyma K ^a   Mani, Saminathan ^a   Samad, Hari Abdul ^a   Karthik, K ^a   Tiwari, Ruchi ^b   Khan, Rifat Ullah ^c   Alagawany, Mahmoud ^d   Farag, Mayada R ^e   Alam, Gazi Mahabubul ^f   Laudadio, Vito ^g   Tufarelli, Vincenzo ^g  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalay Evum Go Anusandhan Sansthan   (India)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^d ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^e Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidants; Antiviral; Growth promoters; Health; Herbs; Irnmunomodulation; Poultry; Production

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIAN SENNA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CAFFEIC ACID; CARVACROL; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GROWTH PROMOTOR; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LEVAMISOLE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; ORIGANUM MAJORANA EXTRACT; ORIGANUM VULGARE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THALIDOMIDE; THYME OIL; THYMOL; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALCHEMILLA; ALOE VERA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; COCCIDIOSIS; DRYOPTERIS; EGG PRODUCTION; GARLIC; HERB; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIVESTOCK; MEAT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POULTRY; POULTRY FARMING; REVIEW; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 84925121426     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2015.152.176     Document Type: Review

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