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phytogenics en · NOUN
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(plural, plural-only) A group of natural growth promoters used as feed additives.
Phytogenics, or plant-derived compounds, have been incorporated in livestock and poultry feed to improve productivity. Phytogenics include a broad range of plant materials, most of which have a long history in human nutrition, where they have been used as flavors, food preservatives, and medicines, in solid, dried, and ground forms or as extracts or essential oils.
2010, T. J. Applegate, “Probiotics and phytogenics for poultry: Myth or reality?”, in Journal of Applied Poultry Research, volume 19, page 194:
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