Essential oils and their use in animal feeds for monogastric animals - Effects on feed quality, gut microbiota, growth performance and food safety: a review
| Autor: | Markku Saarinen, M. H. L. Bento, J. Fischer, Tina Mygind, Sampo J. Lahtinen, Kirsti Tiihonen, Päivi Nurminen, Arthur C. Ouwehand, H. Schulze |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Antifungal Intestinal microorganisms General Veterinary business.industry medicine.drug_class Monogastric 0402 animal and dairy science Food preservation 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Biology Gut flora Food safety biology.organism_classification 040201 dairy & animal science Biotechnology Feed quality 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 030104 developmental biology chemistry medicine Food science business Thymol |
| Zdroj: | Veterinární medicína. 58:449-458 |
| ISSN: | 1805-9392 0375-8427 |
| DOI: | 10.17221/7029-vetmed |
| Popis: | Essential oils (EOs) are important aromatic components of herbs and spices and their biological activities have been known and utilised since ancient times in perfumery, food preservation, flavouring, and medi - cine. Some of their biological activities include antibacterial, antifungal, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects amongst others. EOs have received attention in recent years as potential 'natural' alternatives for replacing antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in animal diets due to their positive impact on growth performance, gut microbiota and welfare. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of our own published and unpublished data on the antibacterial, antifungal and insecticidal activity of thymol and cinnamaldehyde (TC blend), and to describe the effects of this specific EO blend on gut microbiota, growth performance and welfare, carcass characteristics and food safety. The possible modes of action of EOs are discussed and areas for future research are proposed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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