Biological Activity of Plant Essential Oils and Their Application in Animal Immunity

  • ZHAO Chen ,
  • DING Jian ,
  • LI Yanling
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  • 1. Animal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China;
    2. National Animal Husbandry Service, Beijing 100125, China

Received date: 2020-03-21

  Online published: 2020-09-17

Abstract

Plant essential oils are a kind of mixture with natural, volatile and aromatic compounds extracted from plants. Plant essential oils have many functions such as regulating intestinal flora, improving animal immunity and performance, increasing antioxidant capacity and improving meat quality, which could be used as good feed additives and have a broad application prospect. This paper will mainly introduce the biological activities and mechanism of plant essential oils, including antibacterial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, and also review the application research progress on improving animal immunity in livestock breeding to provide references for the future advanced application of plant essential oils in animal production.

Cite this article

ZHAO Chen , DING Jian , LI Yanling . Biological Activity of Plant Essential Oils and Their Application in Animal Immunity[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2020 , 32(9) : 4070 -4077 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2020.09.014

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