Dietary licorice improves carcass yield, hepatocellular protection, gut health, oxidative status, and cecal bacterial balance in broiler chickens.

Chidozie F Egbu, Christiaan J Smit

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Article in Veterinary and animal science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chidozie F EgbuDepartment of Agriculture and Animal Health, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida Park, Roodepoort, 1709, South Africa.

Christiaan J SmitDepartment of Agriculture and Animal Health, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida Park, Roodepoort, 1709, South Africa.

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Abstract

Over the past decade, phytotherapy such as licorice has attracted research as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters in broiler production, driven by rising concerns over antimicrobial resistance. However, the consistency of its effects across productive, physiological, and health outcomes remains inconsistent. This meta-analysis quantitatively synthesized published experimental evidence on the effects of dietary licorice on growth performance, carcass yield, blood indices, visceral organs, oxidative status, intestinal morphology, and cecal bacterial balance in broiler chickens. A systematic literature search identified studies published between 2010 and 2025, and effect sizes were computed (Hedges'

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Antibiotic alternativeGut microbiotaImmunologyMeta-analysisPhytotherapyPoultry nutrition

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PMID42898128

DOI10.1016/j.vas.2026.100892

PMCPMC13677324

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