SPECIAL COLUMN:RESEARCH PROGRESS ON FEED NUTRITION

Research Progress of Plant Oil Application in Ruminant Animal Production

  • LI Yanling ,
  • TANG Weixuan
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  • College of Animal Science and Technology, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China

Received date: 2022-08-03

  Online published: 2022-10-17

Abstract

Essential oil (EOs) is a volatile oil-like aromatic substance extracted by distillation from plant tissues, which has good antibacterial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. EOs can improve the immune performance and promote the growth of animals, which is considered to be a promising alternative of antibiotics. In recent years, EOs has been widely used in ruminants. This paper reviewed the effects and its mechanism of EOs on rumen fermentation, CH4 production, animal performance, animal product quality and immune and anti-inflammatory functions of ruminants, to provide a theoretical reference for the promotion and application of EOs in ruminant production.

Cite this article

LI Yanling , TANG Weixuan . Research Progress of Plant Oil Application in Ruminant Animal Production[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2022 , 34(10) : 6411 -6419 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2022.10.035

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