TY - JOUR ID - 5250 TI - Zataria multiflora, broiler health and performance: a review JO - Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research JA - IJVR LA - en SN - 1728-1997 AU - Shomali, T. AU - Mosleh, N. AD - Department of Basic Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran AD - Avian Diseases Research Center, Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 20 IS - 2 SP - 81 EP - 88 KW - Broiler KW - Health KW - Immune system KW - Performance KW - Zataria multiflora DO - 10.22099/ijvr.2019.5250 N2 - Zataria multiflora Boiss. (ZM) from Lamiaceae family, is an herb native to Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan with a history of use both as a condiment and a traditional medicine. The herb and/or its preparations have also shown promising effects in modern pharmacological studies. With regard to the importance of reducing synthetic drug administration both as growth promoters and therapeutic agents in poultry industry, this review is a short account of current knowledge about the beneficial effects of this herb on broiler health and performance parameters based on published materials in different databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scientific Information Database, Scopus, etc. It seems that ZM, possibly due to the presence of thymol and carvacrol as its main constituents, can affect broiler’s health especially with regard to its antioxidant effects, immunomodulatory properties and proper effects on gut bacterial pathogens and/or microbiota. It should be kept in mind that although major constituents of ZM essential oil (as the most studied preparation of the herb) are relatively similar, their relative content may show a broad range that can subsequently affect the outcome of ZM essential oil administration to broilers. Overall, ZM is a pluripotent herb and its effect on broilers should be more clarified in future studies. UR - https://ijvr.shirazu.ac.ir/article_5250.html L1 - https://ijvr.shirazu.ac.ir/article_5250_74a7c4d4e13005e34b6b8a7aae4f7e13.pdf ER -