Professional paper

BEE POLLEN AS POSSIBLE FOOD SUPPLEMENT TO ANIMAL NUTRITION

Ivana Klarić ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Matija Domaćinović ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Danijela Samac ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Zvonimir Steiner ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Mario Ronta ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Mislav Đidara ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska

Abstract

Intensive animal farming with the aim of producing food has over the past few decades led to a substantial increase in the use of veterinary drugs in animal husbandry both for treatment and for prevention of diseases. Along with the increase in the use of veterinary drugs, modern livestock production has also become unthinkable without the use of different growth promoters. As a result, competent authorities in the world have launched a number of initiatives to restrict the use of such substances in modern livestock production. At the same time, in order to achieve a successful and cost-effective production, in today’s animal husbandry one can see increased use of various natural food additives. One of the used natural food sup¬plements is bee pollen, which contains most of the essential nutritional elements needed for growth and development. Bee pollen consists of the male reproductive cells of plants. To date, about 250 various chemical compounds, have been determined in it, including carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, macro - and microelements, antibiotics (inhibins), hormones, enzymes, organic acids, essential oils, rutin, and others. Bioactive compounds of bee pollen include flavonoids, phenolic acids and their derivatives that are responsible for the bactericidal, antiviral, antifungal, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immunostimulating and immunomodulating effects of these substances in humans and animals. Bearing in mind all the aforementioned characteristics of bee pollen and demands of modern livestock production it has become clear why nowadays bee pollen is often used as a feed additive.

Keywords

food additive; feed for animals; bee pollen; growth; livestock production

Hrčak ID:

118432

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/118432

Publication date:

24.3.2014.

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