Research Progress on Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Essential Oils and Its Application in Livestock and Poultry Production
In modern animal husbandry,various factors can lead to inflammatory response in animals,reduce the immunity of livestock and poultry and affect production performance.As a natural plant-based feed addi-tive,essential oils(EOs)have good anti-inflammatory activity,which can regulate the content of cytokines and inflammatory mediators in the body by inhibiting inflammatory pathways such as Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4),nuclear factor-KB(NF-κB)and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3(NLRP3)inflammasomes,exert anti-inflammatory effects,prevent inflammation in the body,and improve the immunity of livestock and poultry.This article reviews the anti-inflammatory activity,anti-inflammatory mechanism of EOs and their application in livestock and poultry production three aspects,to lay a theoretical foundation for the application of EOs in livestock and poultry production to exert anti-inflammatory activity and improve the health level of the body.[Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition,2024,36(11):6894-6902]
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