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Medicinal Plants for Prophylaxis and Therapy of Common Infectious Diseases In Poultry–A Systematic Review of In Vivo Studies

Farinacci, Praticia; Mevissen, Meike; Ayrle, Hannah; Maurer, Veronika; Sorensen Dalgaard, Tina; Melzig, Matthias F. and Walkenhorst, Michael (2021) Medicinal Plants for Prophylaxis and Therapy of Common Infectious Diseases In Poultry–A Systematic Review of In Vivo Studies. Planta Medica, online, pp. 1-18.

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Summary

Medicinal plants for prophylaxis and therapy of common infectious diseases in poultry have been studied for several years. The goal of this review was to systematically identify plant species and evaluate their potential in prophylaxis and therapy of common diseases in poultry caused by bacteria and gastrointestinal protozoa. The procedure followed the recommendations of the PRISMA statement and the AMSTAR measurement tool. The PICOS scheme was used to design the research questions. Two databases were consulted, and publications were manually selected, according to predefined in- and exclusion criteria. A scoring system was established to evaluate the remaining publications. Initially, 4197 identified publications were found, and 77 publications remained after manual sorting, including 38 publications with 70 experiments on bacterial infections and 39 publications with 78 experiments on gastrointestinal protozoa. In total, 83 plant species from 42 families were identified. Asteraceae and Lamiaceae were the most frequently found families with Artemisia annua being the most frequently found plant, followed by Origanum vulgare. As compared to placebo and positive or negative control groups, antimicrobial effects were found in 46 experiments, prebiotic effects in 19 experiments, and antiprotozoal effects in 47 experiments. In summary, a total of 274 positive effects predominated over 241 zero effects and 37 negative effects. Data indicate that O. vulgare, Coriandrum sativum, A. annua, and Bidens pilosa are promising plant species for prophylaxis and therapy of bacterial and protozoal diseases in poultry.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:animal health, poultry, gastrointestinal diseases, broiler, laying hens, bacterial infections, protozoal infections, phytotherapy, phytogenic feed additive, literature review, Origanum vulgare (Lamiaceae), Coriandrum sativum (Apiacea), Artemisia annua, Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae), Abacus, FiBL50089
Agrovoc keywords:
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Value
URI
English
animal health
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_431
English
poultry
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6145
English
gastrointestinal diseases
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_11105
Subjects: Animal husbandry > Health and welfare
Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal health > Medicinal plants & phytotherapy
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Poultry
ISSN:0032-0943
DOI:10.1055/a-1543-5502
Deposited By: Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL
ID Code:43262
Deposited On:11 Jan 2022 13:22
Last Modified:12 Jan 2022 13:15
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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