Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Benefits

Antioxidant
Antiinflammatory
Antiallergic

Red clover (Trifolium pratense) is a perennial legume that is commonly used in traditional medicine. Red clover contains hytoestrogens (isoflavones) similar to estrogen.Isoflavones may act similarly to estrogen in promoting uric acid excretion and can inhibit xanthine oxidase.

There have been numerous studies that show red clover is beneficial for human woman in menopause, osteoporosis, heart disease, arthritis, skin disorders, cancer, and respiratory problems like asthma.

Poultry Specific Studies

Type	Plant Part	Dosage	Specific use	Results	Ref
Chickens			anticoccidial	demonstrated to be a novel phytogenic supplement that can be used to control Eimeria-induced coccidiosis in chickens.	Y Lien et al., 2024
Chickens		10-20 mg/kg diet	immunity	could increase the activity of GSH-PX and SOD in serum and liver, reduced the content of MDA, enhance the content of IgG, IgM and IL-2 in serum, and bear on TNF-? during heat stress. This means that it can strengthen antioxidant and immunity, and lessen the impairing of heat stress in chickens.	Y Jiang et al.,2011

References

Laudadio V, Ceci E, Lastella NM, Introna M, Tufarelli V.. "Low-fiber alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) meal in the laying hen diet: effects on productive traits and egg quality." Poultry Science (2014)
Karimi, I., Nasr, J., & Zanganeh, F.. "Protective effects of an alfalfa aqueous extract on lead toxicity in broiler chickens: a biochemical approach" Comparative Clinical Pathology (2013)
Jiang JF, Song XM, Huang X, Zhou WD, Wu JL, Zhu ZG, Zheng HC, Jiang YQ.. "Effects of alfalfa meal on growth performance and gastrointestinal tract development of growing ducks." Asian-Australas J Anim Sci (2012)
Escarcha JF, Callaway TR, Byrd JA, Miller DN, Edrington TS, Anderson RC, Nisbet DJ.. "Effects of dietary alfalfa inclusion on Salmonella typhimurium populations in growing layer chicks." Foodborne Pathog Dis (2012)
Dong XF, Gao WW, Su JL, Tong JM, Zhang Q.. "Effects of dietary polysavone (Alfalfa extract) and chlortetracycline supplementation on antioxidation and meat quality in broiler chickens." British Poultry Science (2011)
Deng W, Dong XF, Tong JM, Xie TH, Zhang Q.. "Effects of an aqueous alfalfa extract on production performance, egg quality and lipid metabolism of laying hens." Journal of Animal Physiology & Nutrition (2011)
Khaligh, F., Sadeghi, G., Karimi, A., & Vaziry, A.. "Evaluation of different medicinal plants blends in diets for broiler chickens" ournal of Medicinal Plants Research (2011)
Woodward, C. L., Kwon, Y. M., Kubena, L. F., Byrd, J. A., Moore, R. W., Nisbet, D. J., & Ricke, S. C. . "Reduction of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis colonization and invasion by an alfalfa diet during molt in Leghorn hens" Poultry science (2005)
Weiss, F. G., & Scott, M. L.. "Effects of dietary fiber, fat and total energy upon plasma cholesterol and other parameters in chickens" The Journal of nutrition (1979)
Heywang, B. W., & Titus, H. W. "Alfalfa leaf meal as a source of vitamin A for growing chickens" Journal of Agricultural Research (1937)

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Benefits

Poultry Specific Studies

References

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