FiBL project

The use of medicinal plants in poultry might be a sustainable option to reduce the use of antibiotics and antiparasitics, mainly in the therapy and prophylaxis of infectious diseases.

The project consists of two parts:

a) Based on the current scientific literature, the most promising medicinal plant species for prophylaxis and treatment of infectious diseases in poultry will be determined.

b) The practical use of three promising antibacterial and immunostimulant medicinal plant species will be tested in an on-farm feeding trial with broiler chickens.

• Migros

• Migros

• Veterinärpharmakologie & Toxikologie, Vetsuisse Fakultät, Universität Bern

• Ayrle-Stauss Hannah (Department of Livestock Sciences)

• Maurer Veronika (Department of Livestock Sciences)
• Walkenhorst Michael (Department of Livestock Sciences)

Project coordination and project implementation

• Animal health (Department of Livestock Sciences)

• Animal health
• Complementary medicine
• Medicinal plants and phytotherapy
• Poultry