The nutritional applications of garlic ( Allium sativum ) as natural feed additives in animals

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Jiashun Chen¹  Fang Wang¹  Yexin Yin¹  Xiaokang Ma¹ 

[1] College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University

关键词: Animal production;    Garlic;    Nutritional applications;    Growth performance;    Health;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.11934

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

Garlic (Allium sativum) is an essential vegetable that has been widely utilized as seasoning, flavoring, culinary and in herbal remedies. Garlic contains several characteristic organosulfur compounds, such as diallyl sulfide, allicin (diallyl thiosulphate), γ-glutamylcysteine, and S-allyl cysteine (alliin) and ajoene, which garlic has beneficial effects on inflammation, oxidative stress markers, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and endothelial function in vitro or in animal model. These bioactive molecules are also playing pivotal role in livestock and fisheries production apart from its application in humans. Supplementation of animal feed with garlic and its related products is consistent with the modern agricultural concept of organic animal husbandry. This review compiles the information describing the effects of feeding garlic and its extracts on selected performance parameters in animals (chicken, rabbits, ruminants, pigs and fish). This review may provide reference for scientists and entrepreneurs to investigate the applications of feeds added with garlic and allicin by-products for the improvement of animal husbandry and aquatic production.

【 授权许可】

CC BY