Abstract

Simple SummaryThe wide application of in-feed antibiotics in poultry production has created public health hazards. A driving force for the interest of using natural herbs is to establish the antibiotics alternative in poultry production that has been reported in the literature. Therefore, the objective of the current review is to determine the effects of moringa (Moringa oleifera) tree leaves, seeds and their extracts on chickens’ performance and health status. Based on previous findings, M. oleifera as natural feed supplement has sustained the production performance and improved the health status in chickens.Application of natural herbs with a view to enhancing production performance and health status has created an important demand in poultry production. With the increasing concerns on this issue, greater attention paid to alternatives to antibiotics for organic meat and egg production has led to a great demand. This study was conducted with view to assessing the possible role of M. oleifera as a natural feed supplement in poultry ration. Various scientific findings and published research articles were considered concerning issues including the study background, objectives, major findings, and conclusions of the review. M oleifera is known as a miracle tree because of its wealthy resource of various nutrients with high biological values. M. oleifera has been used as a growth promoter, immune enhancer, antioxidant, and has a hypo-cholesterol effect on chickens. It has both nutritional and therapeutic values. However, there is still much confusion in past published articles involving the major roles of M. oleifera in production performance and health status of chickens. Taking this into account, the present study highlights an outline of the experimental uses of M. oleifera on growth performance, egg production performance, egg quality, and health status in broilers and laying hens justified with the past findings to the present. The knowledge gaps from the past studies are considered, and the feasibility of M. oleifera in poultry ration is suggested. The findings have motivated further study on M. oleifera to find out the most active ingredients and their optimal doses in both broiler and laying hen rations. Finally, the present study highlights that supplementation of M. oleifera may play a role in the immunity, sound health, and production performance in poultry.

Highlights

  • The human population is increasing globally day by day

  • Mahfuz et al [6] reported that poultry scientists are dedicated to applying unconventional natural feed supplement, which may play a role in possible therapies to improve the health as well as production performance of chickens.poultry researchers are searching for potential natural feed resources that will be both environmentally friendly and safe for human society [7,8]

  • The present study focuses on uses of M. oleifera as a natural feed supplement as well as an alternative to antibiotics that can improve the performance and health status of chickens

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Meeting the increasing demand of animal protein and providing safe food for human beings that is free from antibiotics by using herbal feed resources is a great challenge for the animal scientists in the future. Dietary inclusion of herbs and their extracts has growth-promoting roles in poultry [3]. Different natural medicinal plants and their extracts as feed supplements have been. Mahfuz et al [6] reported that poultry scientists are dedicated to applying unconventional natural feed supplement, which may play a role in possible therapies to improve the health as well as production performance of chickens.poultry researchers are searching for potential natural feed resources that will be both environmentally friendly and safe for human society [7,8]

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