Macromycete Edible Fungi as a Functional Poultry Feed Additive: Influence on Health, Welfare, Eggs, and Meat Quality—Review
Over the years, macromycete fungi have been used as a source of food, part of religious rites and rituals, and as a medicinal remedy. Species with strong health-promoting potential include <i>Hericium erinaceus</i>, <i>Cordyceps militaris</i>, <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i...
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| description | Over the years, macromycete fungi have been used as a source of food, part of religious rites and rituals, and as a medicinal remedy. Species with strong health-promoting potential include <i>Hericium erinaceus</i>, <i>Cordyceps militaris</i>, <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i>, <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i>, <i>Flammulina velutipes</i>, and <i>Inonotus obliquus</i>. These species contain many bioactive compounds, including β-glucans, endo- and exogenous amino acids, polyphenols, terpenoids, sterols, B vitamins, minerals, and lovastatin. The level of some biologically active substances is species-specific, e.g., hericenones and erinacines, which have neuroprotective properties, and supporting the production of nerve growth factor in the brain for <i>Hericium erinaceus</i>. Due to their high health-promoting potential, mushrooms and substances isolated from them have found applications in livestock nutrition, improving their welfare and productivity. This phenomenon may be of particular importance in the nutrition of laying hens and broiler chickens, where an increase in pathogen resistance to antibiotics has been observed in recent years. <i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i> is a key farm animal for meat and egg production, so the search for new compounds to support bird health is important for food safety. Studies conducted to date indicate that feed supplementation with mushrooms has a beneficial effect on, among other things, bird weight gain; bone mineralisation; and meat and egg quality, including the lipid profile and protein content and shell thickness, and promotes the development of beneficial microbiota, thereby increasing immunity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ae072ada82df48b39f7f4977e033c86e2025-08-20T03:02:58ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492025-08-013015324110.3390/molecules30153241Macromycete Edible Fungi as a Functional Poultry Feed Additive: Influence on Health, Welfare, Eggs, and Meat Quality—ReviewDamian Duda0Klaudia Jaszcza1Emilia Bernaś2Department of Animal Physiology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Animal Science, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Animal Physiology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Animal Science, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Plant Products Technology and Nutrition Hygiene, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 122 Balicka, 30-149 Krakow, PolandOver the years, macromycete fungi have been used as a source of food, part of religious rites and rituals, and as a medicinal remedy. Species with strong health-promoting potential include <i>Hericium erinaceus</i>, <i>Cordyceps militaris</i>, <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i>, <i>Pleurotus ostreatus</i>, <i>Flammulina velutipes</i>, and <i>Inonotus obliquus</i>. These species contain many bioactive compounds, including β-glucans, endo- and exogenous amino acids, polyphenols, terpenoids, sterols, B vitamins, minerals, and lovastatin. The level of some biologically active substances is species-specific, e.g., hericenones and erinacines, which have neuroprotective properties, and supporting the production of nerve growth factor in the brain for <i>Hericium erinaceus</i>. Due to their high health-promoting potential, mushrooms and substances isolated from them have found applications in livestock nutrition, improving their welfare and productivity. This phenomenon may be of particular importance in the nutrition of laying hens and broiler chickens, where an increase in pathogen resistance to antibiotics has been observed in recent years. <i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i> is a key farm animal for meat and egg production, so the search for new compounds to support bird health is important for food safety. Studies conducted to date indicate that feed supplementation with mushrooms has a beneficial effect on, among other things, bird weight gain; bone mineralisation; and meat and egg quality, including the lipid profile and protein content and shell thickness, and promotes the development of beneficial microbiota, thereby increasing immunity.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/15/3241mushroomspoultryfeednutritionmeat and egg quality |
| spellingShingle | Damian Duda Klaudia Jaszcza Emilia Bernaś Macromycete Edible Fungi as a Functional Poultry Feed Additive: Influence on Health, Welfare, Eggs, and Meat Quality—Review Molecules mushrooms poultry feed nutrition meat and egg quality |
| title | Macromycete Edible Fungi as a Functional Poultry Feed Additive: Influence on Health, Welfare, Eggs, and Meat Quality—Review |
| title_full | Macromycete Edible Fungi as a Functional Poultry Feed Additive: Influence on Health, Welfare, Eggs, and Meat Quality—Review |
| title_fullStr | Macromycete Edible Fungi as a Functional Poultry Feed Additive: Influence on Health, Welfare, Eggs, and Meat Quality—Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Macromycete Edible Fungi as a Functional Poultry Feed Additive: Influence on Health, Welfare, Eggs, and Meat Quality—Review |
| title_short | Macromycete Edible Fungi as a Functional Poultry Feed Additive: Influence on Health, Welfare, Eggs, and Meat Quality—Review |
| title_sort | macromycete edible fungi as a functional poultry feed additive influence on health welfare eggs and meat quality review |
| topic | mushrooms poultry feed nutrition meat and egg quality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/15/3241 |
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