With the future ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in animal feed & increased concerns about food safety, environmental contamination, & general health risks, the search for growth prompting & immune system- strengthening alternatives is necessary. Concurrently, animal products with a high fat content, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, are not welcomed by consumers. At present, plant extracts are being paid great attention to as feed additives by virtue of their advantage being natural. In the homoeopathic system, the medicine Alfalfa is indicated for the improvement of digestion & fat production which can be administered to chickens. Alfalfa has played an important role as livestock forage. The Arabians fed Alfalfa has proved to be lowering the cholesterol content in broiler chickens.
Efficacy of Alfalfa Q in Enhancing the Growth of Chickens
| Issue Date | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Efficacy of Alfalfa Q in Enhancing the Growth of Chicken | Soumya, M.S; Leena, N |
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