Thyme as Feed Additives for Poultry Nutrition

Phytogenic growth promoters are an essential tool for improving animal productivity, welfare and immunity. Antibiotic growth promoters have been used in animal diets for centuries before they have been forbidden in livestock feeding in EU last decide. Undoubtedly, growth promoters has a fundamental role as a growth and healthy stimulant, but there is an increasing a worldwide public and governmental pressure for alternatives to antibiotics. The most suitable one are those from phytogenic origins, thus this book describes up to date the utilization of thyme plant and oils as an alternative growth promoters in poultry nutrition in comparison with mannanoligosaccharides, yeast and antibiotic and the impact on poultry performance, physiological status, immunity and antioxidants profiles of poultry.