Animal Evaluation Possibilities of Aronia (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliot)

The aronia plant, which is native to North America, has recently come to the forefront as a berry-like fruit that has attracted interest in terms of its usability in animal nutrition due to its powerful antioxidant compounds such as anthocyanins, flavonoids, polyphenols and proanthocyanidins. However, studies conducted in our country and around the world have shown that aronia is more suitable for use as a feed additive in animal rations to increase the quality of animal products such as meat, milk and eggs rather than for direct use in animal nutrition, when compared to quality forage sources such as alfalfa and sainfoin.