ÓLEO FUNCIONAL DE CAJU, MAMONA E COPAÍBA NA ALIMENTAÇÃO DE Coturnix coturnix japonica

Abstract

The quail production for eggs, has commercial importance, because quails are small birds and adapt to intensive production systems, associated with rapid sexual maturation, with high levels of posture and disease resistance. However, currently, in the poultry sector, alternatives to the use of growth-promoting antimicrobials are being sought, as the use of these drugs has been subject to partial and total restrictions worldwide, requiring a renewal from the production sector to not lose market share. The removal of antimicrobials in poultry feed occurs mainly because there is the presence of residues of antimicrobials in human food, in addition to their disposal and environmental pollution, and the risk of extremely resistant microorganisms to these products. Functional oils are obtained by the primary metabolism of plants and can be used in this attempt to replace traditional growth promoters without losing productive capacity and benefiting from the antioxidant and antimicrobial action, increasing quail immunity. Cashew oil is a compound of several acids such as anacardic, cardol and cardanol which have antimicrobial activity and cardanol anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity. Castor oil, on the other hand, has atypical chemical characteristics when compared to most vegetable oils, most of its composition corresponds to the presence of the triglyceride of ricinoleic acid, which is a hydroxylated fatty acid with low frequency in vegetable oils. Copaiba oil has low solubility in water and dilute alcoholic solutions, and has a propensity for rapid oxidation. It has high anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiseptic potential. However, as they are a very heterogeneous group regarding their compositions, the results of this supplementation are still extremely variable and uncertain in relation to the levels of inclusion and interactions among themselves. The objective was to present a descriptive review of the use of functional oils to replace antimicrobials.