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<p>Tomato cultivation and industrial processing produce a considerable amount of tomato pomace, peels, and seeds, which are difficult to handle. These by-products contain a variety of minerals and bioactive substances, and may thus be further valorised, generating additional revenue for processing plants while also decreasing environmental issues caused by their buildup. The inclusion of tomato pomace in poultry feed has been shown to produce promising effects in poultry growth and health, however the results are largely inconsistent. Literature has documented improvement in growth, egg production and quality, immunological and antioxidant effects in poultry. This review has compiled the impacts of tomato pomace on the growth and health indices of poultry.</p>
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Tomato cultivation and industrial processing produce a considerable amount of tomato pomace, peels, and seeds, which are difficult to handle. These by-products contain a variety of minerals and bioactive substances, and may thus be further valorised, generating additional revenue for processing plants while also decreasing environmental issues caused by their buildup. The inclusion of tomato pomace in poultry feed has been shown to produce promising effects in poultry growth and health, however the results are largely inconsistent. Literature has documented improvement in growth, egg production and quality, immunological and antioxidant effects in poultry. This review has compiled the impacts of tomato pomace on the growth and health indices of poultry.

Tomato Pomace Waste as Safe Feed Additive for Poultry Health and Production – A Review

Directorate General (Research), Livestock and Dairy Development Department

Department of Poultry Science, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences

Annals of Animal Science

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Tomato cultivation and industrial processing produce a considerable amount of tomato pomace, peels, and seeds, which are difficult to handle. These by-products...

Tomato Pomace Waste as Safe Feed Additive for Poultry Health and Production – A Review

Published Online: Jan 27, 2023

Page range: 39 - 51

Received: Jan 07, 2022

Accepted: Feb 24, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2022-0026

Keywords
growth, health, production, tomato pomace

© 2022 Rifat Ullah Khan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Tomato Pomace Waste as Safe Feed Additive for Poultry Health and Production – A Review

Published Online: Jan 27, 2023

Page range: 39 - 51

Received: Jan 07, 2022

Accepted: Feb 24, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2022-0026

Keywordsgrowth, health, production, tomato pomace

© 2022 Rifat Ullah Khan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
growth, health, production, tomato pomace