Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 20-33.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2024.04.003

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Research Progress on Biological Activity of Plant Essential Oil and Its Application in Chicken Production

ZHU Yuanfang   

  1. Branch of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary,Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Qiqihar 161005,China
  • Received:2024-01-21 Online:2024-07-30 Published:2024-08-23

Abstract: Plant essential oil is a natural mixture of volatile and aromatic compounds extracted from plants, with biological activities such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties. At present, research on the application of plant essential oil in chicken production mainly focuses on improving growth performance, anti-oxidant stress and regulating intestinal development. This paper introduced the physicochemical properties and biological activities of plant essential oil, and reviewed the research progress on the application of plant essential oil as feed additives in chicken production, in hoping to provide reference for the development of plant essential oil preparations and their scientific application in chicken production.

Key words: plant essential oil, chicken, biological activity, feed additive, growth performance

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