The most important components of its essential oil are menthol, menthofuran and polgun. This plant has many medicinal properties, including anti-bloating and antibacterial. Thymol, carone and pecimen are known substances in mint, they have antimicrobial, antifungal activity and also antibacterial effect against Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli and Streptococcus.
Therapeutic properties of mint for poultry:
One of the most characteristic medicinal plants in poultry farming is mint, which has strong antimicrobial activity. Addition of 150 grams of peppermint in one kilogram of diet produces 15% more weight gain in broiler chickens. It should be noted that the presence of thymol, caron and psimene in mint causes its antimicrobial properties.
According to researches, up to 1% of mint powder can be used without any problem in feeding broiler chickens.
-Improvement of feed conversion ratio with 250 mg/kg of peppermint in broilers
-The best performance and characteristics of carcasses with a diet containing 0.45% of peppermint powder in broiler chickens
-Increasing the width of apical villi and the number of villi in broiler chickens by administration of mint leaf powder
-Weight gain and immunity of broilers with mint, fenugreek or a combination of these two plants (1% and 1%)
-Treatment of 2% mint leaves leads to significant improvement of feed conversion ratio (FCR) and immune parameters (WBC, lymphocyte, granulocyte) of broilers.
-The highest level of peppermint powder supplementation (0.5%) resulted in a significantly higher immune response from SRBC
