Farm animals have a crucial role in producing sources of protein and other
nutritive products for humans. However, these animals are confronting diverse
challenging ailments and subsequent oxidative stress, which reduces the efficiency of
production and impairs animal welfare. Bioactive compounds obtained from plants and
other natural provenances have now been accredited as the crucial steppingstone
against the numerous persistent diseases encountered by farm animals. Bioactive
compounds possess remarkable molecular diversity and modulate numerous metabolic
processes with high precedence goals, low toxicity, exhibiting high efficacy with low
cost, easy availability with less or no side effects.
In this context, the chapter addresses recently observed bioactive compounds for the
treatment of various livestock diseases. Moreover, an attempt to consolidate
information on numerous bioactive compounds has been made which brings aid in
unrelenting research into potential use
Keywords: Bioactive compounds, Coccidiosis, Livestock disease, Phytochemicals, Poultry.
