Yelsi Listiana Dewi, Ahmad Sofyan, Hendra Herdian, Awistaros Angger Sakti, Agung Irawan, Jasmadi Jasmadi, Ayu Septi Anggraeni, Efri Mardawati, Agus Adriyanto, Maria Endo Mahata, Ulvi Fitri Handayani, Daniel Candido Da Costa Soares, Gomera Bouk, Maria Kristina Sinabang, Harmiansyah Harmiansyah
SUMMARY: Seaweed is chemically and phytochemically one of the most diverse marine species that has received special interest as a feed ingredient, supplement, and additive for poultry. The abundant biomass production in the tropics and their bio-active compounds profile such as alginate, fucoidan, fucoxanthin, phlorotannin, laminarin, and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) possess many biological roles as antioxidant, antimicrobials, and immunomodulatory effects that are beneficial to improve gut health and performance of poultry. However, seaweeds use as a poultry feed ingredient is limited by their high content of salt (NaCl), anti-nutritional factors, indigestible nutrients, and low energy content. High NaCl content in poultry rations can lead to diarrhoea and high mortality. On the other hand, seaweed carbohydrates can inhibit nutrient absorption in the poultry digestive tract. In this review, we discuss the recent updates on the use of seaweed in poultry feeding, the impacts of various processing methods to eliminate antinutritional factors, and future directions of processing technology that need to be developed to optimise the use of seaweeds in poultry. This includes biological, chemical, and physical approaches to reduce seaweed NaCl, optimise bioactive compounds extraction and purification, reduce anti-nutrition content, and decompose seaweed indigestible carbohydrates before being mixed as a poultry feed ingredient. In the production and health aspects of poultry, bioactive constituents extracted from seaweed possess antimicrobial and immunomodulatory effects that have positive associations with the improvement of production performance. © 2023 World’s Poultry Science Association.
Post-Doctoral of Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong Science Centre, Bogor, Cibinong, Indonesia; Livestock Breeding Study Program, Faculty of Military Logistics, Indonesian Defense University, Belu, Indonesia; Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong Science Centre, Bogor, Cibinong, Indonesia; Animal Feed and Nutrition Modelling (AFENUE) Research Group, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia; Research Collaboration Centre for Biomass and Biorefinery, Universitas Padjadjaran between National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Bogor, Cibinong, Indonesia; Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Sleman, Indonesia; Vocational School, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia; Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States; Research Centre for Food Technology and Processing, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Gunungkidul, Indonesia; Department of Food and Life Science, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea; Department of Agroindustrial Technology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia; Marine Defense Strategy Study Program, Faculty of Defense Strategy, Indonesian Defense University, Bogor, Indonesia; Department of Animal Nutrition and Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia; Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Kotabumi, Kotabumi, Indonesia; Fish Cultivation Study Program, Faculty of Military Logistics, Indonesian Defense University, Belu, Indonesia; Biosystem Engineering Study Program, Department of Production Technology and Industry, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, South Lampung, Indonesia