The Roles of Medicinal Plants in Organic Poultry and Live Stock Production with Considerations to Drug Residue and Immunoassay

A Guide to Eco-Friendly Livestock Management

This book provides a comprehensive review of the role of naturally occurring compounds like herbs, herbal preparations, and other botanicals for enhancing overall animal health. It addresses the growing consumer demand for eco-friendly management and provides valuable insights into the use of medicinal plants for health care and treatment in livestock production.

Key Features

• Eco-Friendly Management: It focuses on eco-friendly management, covering key considerations in organic livestock production such as the origins of livestock, livestock feed, living conditions, waste management, health care, and record keeping.
• Medicinal Plants: The book reviews the functions of important medicinal plants in livestock production. It highlights that the utilization of traditional medicinal plants is cheaper, easier, and more sustainable compared to synthetic drugs.
• Comprehensive Review: It reviews the functions of important medicinal plants and provides an overview of their effective use for health care treatment to make a significant increase in both health and animal productivity.
• Herbs and Botanicals: It discusses the use of a wide range of medicinal plants, including Curcuma longa, Azadirachta indica, Carcia papaya, and Zingiber officinale.