| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 366 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
The history of herbs, medicinal and aromatic plants, and their extracts: past, current situation and future perspectives / Ilias Giannenas, E. Sidiropoulou, Eleftherios Bonos, E. Christaki, and P. Florou-Paneri -- Innovative uses of aromatic plants as natural supplements in nutrition / E. Christaki, Ilias Giannenas, Eleftherios Bonos, and P. Florou-Paneri -- Herbs and aromatic plants as feed additives: aspects of composition, safety, and registration rules / Ch M. Franz, K.H.C. Baser, and I. Hahn-Ramssl -- Sustainable use of mediterranean medicinal-aromatic plants / Katerina Grigoriadou, Nikos Krigas, Diamanto Lazari, and Eleni Maloupa -- Aromatic plants and their extracts pharmacokinetics and in vitro/in vivo mechanisms of action / Ivana Cabarkapa, Nikola Puvaca, Sanja Popovic, Dusica Colovic, Ljiljana Kostadinovic, Eleanor Karp Tatham, and Jovanka Levic -- Distribution of aromatic plants in the world and their properties / Amit Kumar Pandey, Prafulla Kumar, M. J. Saxena, and Prabhakar Maurya -- Herbal extracts as antiviral agents / A. R. Yasmin, S. L. Chia, Q. H. Looi, A. R. Omar, M. M. Noordin, and A. Ideris -- Functional ingredients derived from aromatic plants / Sonia A. Socaci, Anca C. Farcas, and Maria Tofana -- Toxic or harmful components of aromatic plants in animal nutrition / Maria Grazia Cappai and Sabine Aboling -- Applications of aromatic plants and their extracts in diets of broiler chickens / Li-Zhi Jin, Yueming Dersjant-Li, and Ilias Giannenas -- Application of aromatic plants and their extracts in the diets of laying hens / David Harrington, Heidi Hall, David Wilde, and Wendy Wakeman -- Application of aromatic plants and their extracts in diets of turkeys / Mehmet Bozkurt and Ahmet Enging Tüzün -- Application of plant essential oils in pig diets / Hong-Kui Wei, Jun Wang, Chuanshang Cheng, Li-Zhi Jin, and Jian Peng -- Application of aromatic plants and their extracts in aquaculture / Ángel Hernández-Contreras and María Dolores Hernández -- Application of aromatic plants and their extracts in dairy animals / Mariangela Caroprese, Maria Giovanna Ciliberti, and Marzia Albenzio -- The effects of aromatic plants and their extracts in food products / Bojana Filipcev -- The effects of plant extracts on the immune system of livestock: the isoquinoline alkaloids model / Valeria Artuso-Ponte, Anja Pastor, and Manfred Andratsch -- Effects of phytobiotics in healthy or disease challenged animals / Ioannis Skoufos, Eleftherios Bonos, Ioannis Anastasiou, Anastasios Tsinas, and Athina Tzora -- Resistance bacteria, fungi, and parasites to antibiotics or natural substance of botanical origin / Christos Papaneophytou, Ilias Giannenas, and Catalin Dragomir |
| Summary |
"Feed Additives: Aromatic Plants and Herbs in Animal Nutrition and Health explores the use of aromatic plants and their extracts, including essential oils in animal nutrition. It provides details about the development of bacteria resistance to antibiotics. All chapters provide a holistic approach on how aromatic plants can provide an efficient solution to animal health, also covering the main categories of animals, including poultry, pigs, ruminants and aquaculture. This book represents an up-to-date review of the existing knowledge on aromatic plants, both in vitro and in vivo and the basis for future research. Covers different categories of animals and novel feed trends with functional properties Examines a variety of natural sources based on plant functional substances to promote antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory properties and digestive stimulations Explores the chemistry and mechanism of action of plant extracts in animal nutrition Includes sustainable solutions for the use of natural additives as growth promoters"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on July 31, 2020) |
| Subject |
Feed additives.
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Herbs.
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Feeds.
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Animal Feed
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Feed additives
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Herbs
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Feeds
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Christaki, Efterpi, editor
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Florou-Paneri, Panagiota, editor
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Giannenas, Ilias, editor
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| ISBN |
9780128147016 |
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0128147016 |
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