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<p>The concerns about the possible adverse effects of synthetic feed additives in livestock production world-wide has led producers to search for alternative natural feed additives. Propolis (bee glue) is a mixture of natural viscous substances that are collected by honeybees from plants. This natural product consists of about 200–300 compounds with high biological and pharmacological properties. Propolis induces an improvement in growth parameters, feed utilization, and meat quality. It also exerts antioxidant, anti-stress, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory as well as immunomodulatory and hepatic and cardiac protective effects. The presence of a huge amount of polyphenols such as flavonoids, phenolic acid esters, triterpenes, aromatic acids, diterpenic acids, and lignans are responsible for the biological properties of propolis. Therefore, propolis shows potential promising effects when applied in livestock and poultry production system. Accordingly, this review article is aimed to highlight the influences of propolis on the general health conditions of poultry and rabbits regarding the performance parameters and carcass characteristics, as well as the antioxidant, anti-stress, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, and the immuno-potentiation potentials.</p>
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The concerns about the possible adverse effects of synthetic feed additives in livestock production world-wide has led producers to search for alternative natural feed additives. Propolis (bee glue) is a mixture of natural viscous substances that are collected by honeybees from plants. This natural product consists of about 200–300 compounds with high biological and pharmacological properties. Propolis induces an improvement in growth parameters, feed utilization, and meat quality. It also exerts antioxidant, anti-stress, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory as well as immunomodulatory and hepatic and cardiac protective effects. The presence of a huge amount of polyphenols such as flavonoids, phenolic acid esters, triterpenes, aromatic acids, diterpenic acids, and lignans are responsible for the biological properties of propolis. Therefore, propolis shows potential promising effects when applied in livestock and poultry production system. Accordingly, this review article is aimed to highlight the influences of propolis on the general health conditions of poultry and rabbits regarding the performance parameters and carcass characteristics, as well as the antioxidant, anti-stress, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, and the immuno-potentiation potentials.

Propolis (bee glue): a promising natural feed additive for poultry and rabbits – a review

Poultry Diseases Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Annals of Animal Science

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The concerns about the possible adverse effects of synthetic feed additives in livestock production world-wide has led producers to search for alternative...

Propolis (bee glue): a promising natural feed additive for poultry and rabbits – a review

Published Online: Feb 27, 2024

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Received: Nov 13, 2023

Accepted: Jan 11, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2024-0024

Keywords
propolis, performance, antioxidant, immunity, anti-inflammatory

© 2024 Wafaa A. Abd El-Ghany, published by Sciendo

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

Propolis (bee glue): a promising natural feed additive for poultry and rabbits – a review

Published Online: Feb 27, 2024

Page range: -

Received: Nov 13, 2023

Accepted: Jan 11, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2024-0024

Keywordspropolis, performance, antioxidant, immunity, anti-inflammatory

© 2024 Wafaa A. Abd El-Ghany, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
propolis, performance, antioxidant, immunity, anti-inflammatory