Increasing market pressure to reduce the use of antibiotics and the Veterinary Feed
Directive of 2019 have led to expanded research on alternate antibiotic solutions. This …

Medicinal plants exhibit colossal impact on poultry industries by improving its performance
and productivity. However, some of these plants show adverse influence too by decreasing …

Background Dietary essential oil (EO) supplementation can exert favorable effects on gut
health in broilers. However, it is unknown whether EO could improve intestinal functions …

Background Necrotic enteritis caused by Clostridium perfringens infection leads to serious
economic losses in the global poultry production. In the present study, we investigated the …

In this study, the effects of plant extracts (PEs) and virginiamycin (VIRG) on broiler growth
performance, as well as on host intestinal microbiota composition and function were …

Background Natural feed additives play an important role in poultry production due to their
safety and potential properties as an antioxidant and antimicrobial, as well as a growth …

Background In the post-antibiotic era, essential oils (EO) are promising alternatives to
growth-promoting antibiotics. The aim of the present study was to investigate the …

Phytogenic compounds such as limonene and thymol have been shown to have growth-
promoting properties in farmed animals but studies in fish are scarce. Two experiments …

Simple Summary Controlling digestive diseases in the poultry industry is crucial to maximize
profitability. Necrotic enteritis (NE) is a real threat for poultry that leads to high financial …

Eimeria tenella and Eimeria bovis are complex parasites responsible for the condition of
coccidiosis, that invade the animal gastrointestinal intestinal mucosa causing severe …