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Health benefits and potential applications of anthocyanins in poultry feed industry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2018

L. CHANGXING ,
M. CHENLING ,
M. ALAGAWANY ,
L. JIANHUA ,
D. DONGFANG ,
W. GAICHAO ,
Z. WENYIN ,
S.F. SYED ,
M.A. ARAIN Open the ORCID record for M.A. ARAIN [Opens in a new window]  and
M. SAEED
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L. CHANGXING
Affiliation:
College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China, 712100 Department of Human Anatomy, Medical College of Qinghai University Xining810000, China
M. CHENLING
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory, the fourth People's Hospital of Qinghai Province, China810000
M. ALAGAWANY
Affiliation:
Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, 44511 Zagazig, Egypt
L. JIANHUA
Affiliation:
Department of Human Anatomy, Medical College of Qinghai University Xining810000, China
D. DONGFANG
Affiliation:
Department of Human Anatomy, Medical College of Qinghai University Xining810000, China
W. GAICHAO
Affiliation:
Medical College of Qinghai University Xining810000China
Z. WENYIN
Affiliation:
Department of Respiratory, the fourth People's Hospital of Qinghai Province, China810000
S.F. SYED
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan3800
M.A. ARAIN
Affiliation:
Medical College of Qinghai University Xining810000China Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan3800
M. SAEED
Affiliation:
College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China, 712100
F.U. HASSAN
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan3800 Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
S. CHAO*
Affiliation:
College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China, 712100
*
Corresponding author: [email protected]
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Abstract

Anthocyanins are flavonoids widely spread in various plant species as a major phyto-pigment. In recent years, interest in using anthocyanins as a feed ingredient has increased markedly owing to their health and other benefits. Anthocyanins possess various pharmacological properties, including anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, anticancer, antidiabetic, neuroprotective, anti-obesity and antioxidant effects. Dietary consumption of anthocyanins has revealed benefits in animal performance. Little is known about health-promoting effects of anthocyanins in avian species, but anthocyanin-rich dried fruits have shown positive effects on certain pathological conditions and health promoting markers in human and other animals. This review aims to gather information regarding health benefits of anthocyanins and highlight therapeutic and potential health beneficial effects of anthocyanins for poultry. Additionally, it explores these biologically important flavonoids as alternative ingredients in poultry feed to replace synthetic nutrients and medicines. The available literature reports studies involving use of anthocyanins focused on human, mice and in vitro models. However, there is a need to explore mechanism of action at molecular level to understand potential beneficial effects of anthocyanins in avian species.

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anthocyaninssourcesfeed additivebiological effectshealth benefitspoultry
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 74 , Issue 2 , June 2018 , pp. 251 - 264
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2018 

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