Are locally sourced grass or leaf meals a double-edged sword in poultry broiler production? a comprehensive review
Although antibiotics have considerable positive impacts on poultry production, the use of antibiotics as growth promoters is beginning to diminish as countries continue to prohibit their use, raising concerns about food safety. Consequently, the hunt for antibiotic alternatives is intensified to pre...
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| author | Ong, Yee Lyn Chung, Eric Lim Teik Nayan, Nazri Tan, Ngai Paing Jesse, Faez Firdaus Abdullah Sazili, Awis Qurni |
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| description | Although antibiotics have considerable positive impacts on poultry production, the use of antibiotics as growth promoters is beginning to diminish as countries continue to prohibit their use, raising concerns about food safety. Consequently, the hunt for antibiotic alternatives is intensified to prevent antimicrobial resistance while not jeopardizing broilers’ growth performance. Phytobiotics are of great relevance since, in addition to being derived from plants, they possess valuable pharmacological properties that may benefit the production performances and health status of broilers. Hence, this review will cover the use of grass or leaf meals as a feed additive in broiler diets, as well as the impact on broiler productivity and meat quality. Locally sourced grass or leaf meals could potentially be used as an antibiotic replacement due to bioactive compounds present, however, these very same compounds are deemed to be detrimental if present in high amounts. Therefore, if the appropriate inclusion level is adopted, the addition of grass or leaf meals might successfully be used as an antibiotic alternative while also improving broiler performance and end-product quality. |
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| spelling | upm-1199572025-09-19T06:43:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119957/ Are locally sourced grass or leaf meals a double-edged sword in poultry broiler production? a comprehensive review Ong, Yee Lyn Chung, Eric Lim Teik Nayan, Nazri Tan, Ngai Paing Jesse, Faez Firdaus Abdullah Sazili, Awis Qurni Although antibiotics have considerable positive impacts on poultry production, the use of antibiotics as growth promoters is beginning to diminish as countries continue to prohibit their use, raising concerns about food safety. Consequently, the hunt for antibiotic alternatives is intensified to prevent antimicrobial resistance while not jeopardizing broilers’ growth performance. Phytobiotics are of great relevance since, in addition to being derived from plants, they possess valuable pharmacological properties that may benefit the production performances and health status of broilers. Hence, this review will cover the use of grass or leaf meals as a feed additive in broiler diets, as well as the impact on broiler productivity and meat quality. Locally sourced grass or leaf meals could potentially be used as an antibiotic replacement due to bioactive compounds present, however, these very same compounds are deemed to be detrimental if present in high amounts. Therefore, if the appropriate inclusion level is adopted, the addition of grass or leaf meals might successfully be used as an antibiotic alternative while also improving broiler performance and end-product quality. Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119957/1/119957.pdf Ong, Yee Lyn and Chung, Eric Lim Teik and Nayan, Nazri and Tan, Ngai Paing and Jesse, Faez Firdaus Abdullah and Sazili, Awis Qurni (2024) Are locally sourced grass or leaf meals a double-edged sword in poultry broiler production? a comprehensive review. Malaysian Applied Biology, 53 (6). pp. 1-19. ISSN 0126-8643; eISSN: 2462-151X https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/article/view/2870 10.55230/mabjournal.v53i6.r1 |
| spellingShingle | Ong, Yee Lyn Chung, Eric Lim Teik Nayan, Nazri Tan, Ngai Paing Jesse, Faez Firdaus Abdullah Sazili, Awis Qurni Are locally sourced grass or leaf meals a double-edged sword in poultry broiler production? a comprehensive review |
| title | Are locally sourced grass or leaf meals a double-edged sword in poultry broiler production? a comprehensive review |
| title_full | Are locally sourced grass or leaf meals a double-edged sword in poultry broiler production? a comprehensive review |
| title_fullStr | Are locally sourced grass or leaf meals a double-edged sword in poultry broiler production? a comprehensive review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are locally sourced grass or leaf meals a double-edged sword in poultry broiler production? a comprehensive review |
| title_short | Are locally sourced grass or leaf meals a double-edged sword in poultry broiler production? a comprehensive review |
| title_sort | are locally sourced grass or leaf meals a double-edged sword in poultry broiler production? a comprehensive review |
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