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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Essential Oils as Feed Additives-Future Perspectives.

Zora Dajić Stevanović, Jasna Bošnjak-Neumüller, Ivana Pajić-Lijaković, Jog Raj, Marko Vasiljević

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

87 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zora Dajić StevanovićFaculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia. dajic@agrif.bg.ac.rs.
Jasna Bošnjak-NeumüllerPATENT CO DOO, Vlade Cetkovica 1A, 24211 Misicevo, Serbia. jasna.bosnjak@patent-co.com.
Ivana Pajić-LijakovićDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. iva@elab.tmf.bg.ac.rs.
Jog RajPATENT CO DOO, Vlade Cetkovica 1A, 24211 Misicevo, Serbia. jog.raj@patent-co.com.
Marko VasiljevićPATENT CO DOO, Vlade Cetkovica 1A, 24211 Misicevo, Serbia. marko.vasiljevic@patent-co.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The inconsistency of phytogenic feed additives' (PFA) effects on the livestock industry poses a risk for their use as a replacement for antibiotic growth promoters. The livestock market is being encouraged to use natural growth promotors, but information is limited about the PFA mode of action. The aim of this paper is to present the complexity of compounds present in essential oils (EOs) and factors that influence biological effects of PFA. In this paper, we highlight various controls and optimization parameters that influence the processes for the standardization of these products. The chemical composition of EOs depends on plant genetics, growth conditions, development stage at harvest, and processes of extracting active compounds. Their biological effects are further influenced by the interaction of phytochemicals and their bioavailability in the gastrointestinal tract of animals. PFA effects on animal health and production are also complex due to various EO antibiotic, antioxidant, anti-quorum sensing, anti-inflammatory, and digestive fluids stimulating activities. Research must focus on reliable methods to identify and control the quality and effects of EOs. In this study, we focused on available microencapsulation techniques of EOs to increase the bioavailability of active compounds, as well as their application in the animal feed additive industry.

Indexed as

Animal FeedFood AdditivesOils, VolatileAnimalsLivestockFood AdditivesOils, Volatilebioactivitylivestock industrymicroencapsulationphytogenic additivesterpenoids

Identifiers

PMID30011894
PMCPMC6100314

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