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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Therapeutic properties of mint for poultry:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
According to researches, up to 1% of mint powder can be used without any problem in feeding broiler chickens.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
-Improvement of feed conversion ratio with 250 mg\/kg of peppermint in broilers<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
-The best performance and characteristics of carcasses with a diet containing 0.45% of peppermint powder in broiler chickens<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
-Increasing the width of apical villi and the number of villi in broiler chickens by administration of mint leaf powder<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
-Weight gain and immunity of broilers with mint, fenugreek or a combination of these two plants (1% and 1%)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
-Treatment of 2% mint leaves leads to significant improvement of feed conversion ratio (FCR) and immune parameters (WBC, lymphocyte, granulocyte) of broilers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
-The highest level of peppermint powder supplementation (0.5%) resulted in a significantly higher immune response from SRBC<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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