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Regulations of Plant Essential Oils on Rumen Microorganism and Rumen Fermentation

  • LI Yanling ,
  • JIANG Chenggang ,
  • DIAO Qiyu
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  • Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology of Ministry of Agriculture, Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100081, China

Received date: 2012-12-11

  Online published: 2013-05-15

Abstract

Plant essential oils (PEOs) have antimicrobial properties, and develop their actions against bacteria through interacting with cell membrane. Recently, most of the studies about PEOs were focused on the effects of antimicrobial properties on rumen fermentation, including the proportion and production of volatile fatty acids, the concentrations of ammonia and methane in the rumen. However, the results were inconsistent, which were affected by the doze and chemical compounds of PEOs, feed composition and experimental animals. It will be a big challenge on how to select proper PEOs and develop the desirable effects without a concomitant reduction in feed digestion. This paper mainly reviewed the regulations of PEOs on rumen microorganism and rumen fermentation.

Cite this article

LI Yanling , JIANG Chenggang , DIAO Qiyu . Regulations of Plant Essential Oils on Rumen Microorganism and Rumen Fermentation[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2013 , 25(6) : 1144 -1149 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2013.06.003

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