Peppermint


Mentha piperita

Peppermint

Other Names:

White Peppermint, American Peppermint, Northern Mint, Lamb Mint, Brandy Mint, Black Peppermint

Benefits

  • Anticoccidial
  • Antibacterial
  • Insect-repellent
  • Analgesic
  • Antioxidant
  • Gastroprotective
Peppermint (Mentha piperita) has been used in traditional folk medicines since ancient times, as a remedy for several conditions and illnesses. Specific use relating to poultry include:
  • Insect repellent: Peppermint is used against endoparasites in poultry in British Columbia. The oil has larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquegaasiatus mosquitoes.
  • Egg Quality: The addition of dry or fresh peppermint leaves to the diet of laying hens has been proven to significantly increase egg weight, egg production, egg mass, and feed intake.
  • Anticoccidial: Peppermint oil was found to be somewhat effective at reducing the number of Eimeria spp. which cause coccidiosis in chickens.
  • Antiviral: Peppermint oil has also shown to be of benefit against Newcastle disease in chickens.


Poultry Specific Studies

TypePlant PartDosageSpecific useResultsRef
Quail20–30 g/kg of dietimmunityimproved blood lipid profile and increased the humoral immunityM Mehri et al., 2015
Broilersdried leaves0.20% of diet for 42 daysShowed growth promoting efficacy during early stages of growth, but had increased abdominal fat pad when provided after 42 days of age.N Ocak et al., 2008
Hensdried leaves20 g/kg of diet for 84 daysegg qualitySignificantly increased egg weight, egg production, egg mass and feed intake; Greater eggshell percentage, thickness and haugh unitA Abdel-Wareth et al., 2014
HensEOcold stresscould have beneficial effects on performance parameters of hens reared under cold stress condition.Mohsen et al., 2016
Broilersleavesup to 15 g/kg of dietCan be used as an effective novel nutritional bio-agent to improve the performance of broiler chicks, mainly due to its active component.A Abdel-Wareth et al., 2019
ChickensEOantibacterial, Clostridium perfringensshowed lower lesions, mortality and colony-forming units in addition to higher growth performance compared to the positive control group.H Sorour et al., 2021

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