Essential oils and their use in animal feeds for monogastric animals - Effects on feed quality, gut microbiota, growth performance and food safety: A review

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 449-458

  Bento, M H L ^a   Ouwehand, A C ^b   Tiihonen, K ^b   Lahtinen, S ^b   Nurminen, P ^b   Saarinen, Markku T ^b   Schulze, H ^a   Mygind, T ^c   Fischer, J ^c  

^a DANISCO ANIMAL NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

^b Danisco Finland Oy   (Finland)

^c DANISCO A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Cinnamaldehyde; Essential oils; Growth performance; Gut microbiota; Thymol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888397652     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/7029-VETMED     Document Type: Review

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