Ethnoveterinary perspectives and promising future

Publication date: June 2018Source: International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine, Volume 6, Issue 1Author(s): Khaled Abo-EL-SooudAbstractIn this review, we have discussed the recent potential effects of plants and their derivatives in treating diseases of veterinary importance in livestock. The therapeutic value of these natural products depends upon their bioactive metabolites that are developed and isolated from crude plants, thus produced a selective action on the body. The crises of drug resistance in most pathogenic bacteria and parasites that cause economic loss in animals necessitate developing new sources for drugs to overcome therapeutic failure. We summarized the different antibacterial and antiparasitic plants with their bioactive compounds that have widely used in animals. Finally, the environmental friendly feed additives that may be used as alternatives to an antibiotic growth promoter for broiler chickens were illustrated.
Source: International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine - Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research