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Research Progress on the Application of Essential Oil in Animal Production

ZHU Yong-gang, WANG Lei, CUI Dong-an, ZHANG Jing-yan, LIN Jie, WANG Xu-rong, LI Jian-xi, YANG Zhi-qiang   

  1. Engineering & Technology Research Center of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science of CAAS, Lanzhou 730050, China
  • Received:2015-11-09 Online:2016-07-20 Published:2016-07-22

Abstract:

The animal breeding industry is faced with a variety of adverse factors such as disease,stress and the negative effects of using antibiotics,like intestinal flora imbalance,drug residues and resistance.These influences have become a threat to food safety,and cause many other issues and potential risks.Therefore,the development of new green additive is inevitable for the sustainable development of animal husbandry.Essential oil is a kind of volatile liquid which is extracted from different organizations of plants such as fruit,root,leaf or flower,with strong fragrance and sweet smell.Essential oil is regarded as an "efficient,safe,stable and controllable" plant-derived drug,it has the functions of antibacterial,antiviral,anti-parasite,antifungal,enhancing the animal immune function,anti-stress ability and improving animals production performance,etc.Essential oil is one of the focus and hot spot of current research and development,it can be used as a substitute for antibiotics in the production of livestock and poultry.This review summarized the research status of essential oils,focused on their functions about antibacterial,growth promoting,anti oxidation and immunity enhancement.It is wished to prove reference for the research and application of essential oil.

Key words: essential oil; antibacterial; immunity; production performance; antioxidant

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