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Nutraceuticals in Poultry Health and Disease

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Nutraceuticals in Veterinary Medicine

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The use of antibiotics at subtherapeutic doses with the aim of accelerating growth in poultry animals has either been prohibited or restricted in many countries, as it causes antibiotic-resistant microorganisms to develop and is a danger to consumers’ health. Excluding antibiotics from the diets of poultry animals has caused various performance and health problems; therefore, there is an increasing need for alternative natural substances that can create similar effects. For this purpose, various feed additives have been developed for the improvement of growth and influence health in a positive way. These substances play an important role in the development and continuity of the animals’ normal physiological functions and health and in protecting them against infectious diseases. Some of these substances are known as “nutraceuticals.” In this section, nutraceuticals such as probiotics, synbiotics, enzymes, organic acids, and phytobiotics and their mechanism of action and possible use in the improvement of growth, immune system, and welfare are discussed.

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Filazi, A., Yurdakok-Dikmen, B. (2019). Nutraceuticals in Poultry Health and Disease. In: Gupta, R., Srivastava, A., Lall, R. (eds) Nutraceuticals in Veterinary Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04624-8_47

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