Nutrition of Insectivorous Plants

Application of Medicinal Plants in Poultry Nutrition

Application of most antibiotic growth promoters as feed additives has been banned in a lot of countries due to cross-resistance against pathogens and residues in tissues. Therefore, scientists are searching for alternatives to antibiotics nowadays. Medicinal plant extracts are one of the alternatives that have anti-microbial and growth promoting effect on poultry. In this paper, the benefits of...

Role of the rhizosphere in iron nutrition of plants

Calcium Nutrition in Plants

Calcium in plants is quite similar to calcium in people – it is essential for good growth and structure. Calcium does not move easily throughout the plant, once it is incorporated into cell walls, it does not move out again. The health and integrity of the cell membrane is very critical to the survival of the plant and it is well understood that cell membrane cannot be maintained without adequa...

application of medicinal plants in poultry nutrition

application of most antibiotic growth promoters as feed additives has been banned in a lot of countries due to cross-resistance against pathogens and residues in tissues. therefore, scientists are searching for alternatives to antibiotics nowadays. medicinal plant extracts are one of the alternatives that have anti-microbial and growth promoting effect on poultry. in this paper, the benefits of...

The Effect of Medicinal Plants as a Feed Additive in Ruminant Nutrition

Since the use of antibiotics in animal feeds has been banned, researches on alternative natural products that modulate ruminal fermentation have been intensified. Natural compounds such as plant extracts have been considered to be replaced antibiotics as safe and sustainable alternatives. Plant extracts especially essential oils and saponins have strong antimicrobial, antiparasitic, antiprotozo...