ÓLEOS ESSENCIAIS NA AVICULTURA

Abstract

SANTOS, Janaína Borges dos. ESSENTIAL OILS IN POULTRY FARMING. 2019. 27p. Monografia (Curso de Bacharelado de Zootecnia). Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Câmpus Rio Verde , Rio Verde, GO, 2019.

The search for food with safety quality that respects criteria of well-being and the environment has gained strength in the last decades. In this context research aimed at the substitution of antimicrobials in the diets of animals are developed in order to reduce health and economic problems , And provide consumers with safe and quality products. Among them are prebiotics, probiotics, enzymes, symbiotics and phytogenic additives as essential oils, which modify due to natural biota stimuli or act by inhibiting the pathogenic intestinal biota in a less aggressive manner, promoting a balance of the gastrointestinal environment and benefiting the absorption of nutrients . Essential oils are substances derived from aromatic compounds obtained from plant material (flowers, fruits, seeds, bark, etc.), which comprise most of the plant. They act by inhibiting the growth of pathogenic microorganisms favoring the digestibility of nutrients. Further research involving the use of essential oils in poultry feed is expected in the coming years, so there is a greater interest in the poultry sector to make use of them in place of commercial antimicrobials. The use of essential oils in poultry can be a viable alternative since it allows better performance results, and allows better viability in the breeding processes as a consequence better productivity indices, especially in conditions of sanitary challenge. Thus, considering the growing interest in the use of essential oils in poultry feed, we present a review of its compounds and the main sources used in poultry farming.

Keywords: Phytogenic additives; antimicrobial agents; quail; cut chicken.