Leek (Allium hookeri) is an perennial and medicinal plant from the Alliaceae family. It contains organosulfur compounds and is available as tea, powder or extract.
Poultry Specific Studies
| Type | Plant Part | Dosage | Specific use | Results | Ref |
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| Chickens | leaf | 0.3-0.5% of diet | GI health | It may improve the health benefits of chickens by altering the gut microbiome. | S Lee et al., 2020 |
| Chickens | root | 1 or 3% of diet | necrotic enteritis | dietary supplementation in chicken feed could be beneficially used to improve chicken health against necrotic enteritis. | Y Lee et al., 2018 |
| Chickens | root powder | 3% diet | antioxidant | reduced plasma cholesterol concentration, decreased SFA but increased PUFA and PUFA:SFA ratio in egg yolk. | X Ao et al., 2010 |
References
- Deka, Barsha, et al.. "A review on phytochemical, pharmacological attributes and therapeutic uses of Allium hookeri" Phytomedicine Plus 2.2 (2022)
- Choi, Ji-Hye, et al.. "Allium hookeri extracts improve scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment via activation of the cholinergic system and anti-neuroinflammation in mice" Nutrients 13.8 (2021)
- Kothari, Damini, et al.. "The Genus Allium as Poultry Feed Additive: A Review" Animals 9.12 (2019)
- Kim, Hyun Ju, et al.. "Allium hookeri root extract inhibits adipogenesis by promoting lipolysis in high fat diet-induced obese mice" Nutrients 11.10 (2019)
- Lee, Sung Hyen, et al.. "Dietary supplementation of Allium hookeri improved intestinal immune response on necrotic enteritis of young broiler chickens" The Journal of Immunology 200.Supplement_1 (2018)
