Biotechnology

Broiler

Veterinary medicine

Antibiotics

Animal feed

Biology

Microbiology

Mode of action

Animal science

Antioxidant

Toxicology

Feed additive

Poultry farming

Animal production

Food science

Antimicrobial

Biochemistry

Medicine

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology

Due to ban on using antibiotics in feed industry, awareness of using natural feed additives have led to a great demand. The interest of plants phenolic compounds as a potential natural antioxidant source has been considered in research community due to their predictable potential role as feed additives in poultry and swine production. However, the mode of action for their functional role and dosage recommendation in animal diets are still remain indistinct. Taking into account, the present review study highlights an outline about the mode of action of phenolic compound and their experimental uses in poultry and swine focusing on the growth performance, antioxidant function, immune function, antimicrobial role and overall health status, justified with the past findings till to date. Finally, the present review study concluded that supplementation of phenolic compounds as natural feed additives may have a role on the antioxidant, immunity, antimicrobial and overall production performance in poultry and swine.

Phenolic compounds as natural feed additives in poultry and swine diets: a review