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Animal Breeding and Genetics
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 2003;16(2): 282-289.
https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2003.282    Published online January 1, 2003.
Herbs and Botanicals as Feed Additives in Monogastric Animals
Caspar Wenk
Abstract
Animal feed additives are used worldwide for many different reasons. Some help to cover the needs of essential nutrients and others to increase growth performance, feed intake and therefore optimize feed utilization. The health status of animals with a high growth performance is a predominant argument in the choice of feed additives. The use of feed additives is more and more questioned by the consumers. Therefore, the feed industry is highly interested in valuable alternatives which could be accepted by the consumers. Probiotics, prebiotics, enzymes and highly available minerals as well as herbs can be seen as alternatives. Herbs, spices and their extracts (botanicals) have a wide range of activities. They can stimulate feed intake and endogenous secretions or have antimicrobial, coccidiostatic or anthelmintic activity. A major field of application of herbs is the protection of animals and their products against oxidation.
Keywords: Feed Additives; Herbs; Botanicals; Essential Oils; Pig; Poultry
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