Abd El-Aziz Ayman, Abo Ghanima Mahmoud, Mota-Rojas Daniel, Sherasiya Anjum, Ciani Francesca, El-Sabrout Karim
Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, Egypt.
Neurophysiology of Pain, Behavior and Assessment of Welfare in Domestic Animals, DPAA, Xochimilco Campus, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), Mexico City 04960, Mexico.
Animals (Basel). 2023 Nov 14;13(22):3517. doi: 10.3390/ani13223517.
Poultry and rabbit production are important and rapidly growing agricultural subsectors, particularly in several developing countries. To ensure the sustainability of poultry and rabbit production, realistic poultry and rabbit farming practices must be improved. Apitherapy is a traditional alternative medicine that involves the prevention and treatment of some diseases with several bee products including propolis, royal jelly, pollen, and venom. More feeding investigations on the numerous benefits of bee products for poultry and rabbits are crucial to be addressed. Poultry and rabbit production has recently experienced numerous challenges, including climate change, disease spread, and antibiotic misuse. Improving animal welfare, health, and production is a top priority for all livestock farms, as is supplying consumers with safe and healthy products. Therefore, this review aims to collect and investigate recent relevant literature on the use of bee products, as feed additives, drinking water supplements, and injections, for poultry and rabbits to improve animal health and production. From the current findings, bee products can improve the growth and immunological performance of small-livestock animals, such as poultry and rabbits, by activating digestive enzymes, maintaining microbial balance, and promoting vitamin synthesis. Therefore, bee products could be a promising natural alternative to growth promoters, reproductive stimulants, and immunological enhancers in poultry and rabbit farms to provide safe and healthy products for humans.
家禽和养兔业是重要且发展迅速的农业子部门，尤其在一些发展中国家。为确保家禽和养兔业的可持续性，必须改进切实可行的家禽和养兔养殖方法。蜂疗是一种传统替代医学，涉及用蜂胶、蜂王浆、花粉和毒液等多种蜂产品预防和治疗某些疾病。针对蜂产品对家禽和兔子的诸多益处开展更多饲养研究至关重要。家禽和养兔业最近面临诸多挑战，包括气候变化、疾病传播和抗生素滥用。改善动物福利、健康和生产是所有畜牧场的首要任务，为消费者提供安全健康的产品也是如此。因此，本综述旨在收集和研究近期有关将蜂产品用作家禽和兔子的饲料添加剂、饮用水补充剂及注射剂以改善动物健康和生产的相关文献。根据目前的研究结果，蜂产品可通过激活消化酶、维持微生物平衡和促进维生素合成来提高家禽和兔子等小型家畜的生长和免疫性能。因此，蜂产品有望成为家禽和养兔场中生长促进剂、生殖刺激剂和免疫增强剂的天然替代品，从而为人类提供安全健康的产品。
