The nutritional importance of milk thistle (Silybum marianum) and its beneficial influence on poultry

SS Elnesr, HAM Elwan, MI El Sabry… - World's Poultry Science …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, many countries have prioritised on using innovative supplements in poultry
nutrition. Natural substances can be fed in poultry production with a better level of safety and …

The potential uses of silymarin, a milk thistle (Silybum marianum) derivative, in poultry production system

WAA El-Ghany - Online Journal of Animal and Feed …, 2022 - eprints.science-line.com
Due to recent intensive poultry production, there is a great demand to use natural alternative
feed additives. One of these alternatives is phytobiotics. Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of dietary Silybum marianum powder on growth performance, egg and carcass characteristics, immune response, intestinal microbial population …

RR Rivas-Caceres, R Khazaei, JL Ponce-Covarrubias… - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The study aimed to assess the effects of different dietary Silybum marianum (SM, milk thistle)
powder levels on growth performance, productivity, immunity, small intestine, haemato …

Use of milk thistle in farm and companion animals: A review

DEA Tedesco, A Guerrini - Planta Medica, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Milk thistle, Silybum marianum, is a medicinal plant grown for its bioactive compounds with
well-documented antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties. Milk thistle has a well …

Omega‐6: Its Pharmacology, Effect on the Broiler Production, and Health

MY Nur Mahendra, J Kamaludeen… - Veterinary Medicine …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lipids and oils are the primary sources of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids
(MUFA and PUFA), which are necessary for human and animal health. Omega‐3 and …

Mode of synergistic action of hydrolyzable tannins and probiotic microorganisms on the growth performance, immunology, ileal histomorphology and microbiology in …

MH Akhundzadeh, AH Mahdavi, M Sedghi… - Livestock Science, 2025 - Elsevier
The current study was conducted to evaluate the synergistic effects of three concentrations
of either hydrolyzable tannin (HT; g/kg) or probiotic microorganisms (PM; g/kg) on the …

Effect of supplemental dietary phytogenic blends on growth performance, jejunal histomorphometry, and jejunal immunity of broiler chickens

A Ceylan, P Saçaklı, Ö Özgenç Çınar… - Archives Animal …, 2025 - aab.copernicus.org
This study evaluated the effects of two phytogenic blends on broiler performance, intestinal
histomorphology, CD4+ (cluster of differentiation) and CD8+ T-cell numbers, and mRNA …

Mode of action of milk thistle (Silybum marianum) derivations in poultry: intestine–liver axis, immunity, and woody breast muscle disorder

M Shahsavan - World's Poultry Science Journal, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Broiler chickens have been accompanied with significant genetic modification to provide
markets with higher quantities of meat. However, the modifications might negatively …

Feasible feeding strategies for sustainable management of serve heat stress conditions: Effect of Milk Thistle extract on growth performance and health status of newly …

MAE Hassan, MA Ragab, SA Shazly… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The trail aimed to explore the effect of dietary supplementation of Milk Thistle (MT) extract on
growth performance and health status of growing rabbits exposed to serve heat stress …

[HTML][HTML] Silybum marianum seed extract supplementation positively affects the body weight of weaned piglets by improving voluntary feed intake

DX Dang, S Cho, IH Kim - Journal of Animal Science and …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of Silybum
marianum seed (SMS) extract on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal noxious …