Biological functions of ellagic acid and its application in animal production
Ellagic acid,a kind of polyphenolic diolide compound,has many biological functions such as anti-inflammatory,antioxidant and anti-biological activities.Ellagic acid supplementation could improve animal production performance,meat quality,and disease resistance,and has a good application prospect in animal husbandry.This paper reviewed the anti-inflammatory,antioxidant and anti-biological activities of ellagic acid and aimed promote its application in animal production.