An Overview of Advanced Use of Essential Oils for Poultry Health and Disease Management

In this review, we discuss how essential oils (EOs) can be used in poultry farming as a sustainable alternative to conventional practices. The study brings to focus the industry’s most urgent issues: antibiotic resistance and improved health, pushing for alternative solutions. Given their antimicrob...

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Main Authors: Larisa Toader, Lavinia Ștef, Aurelia Coroian, Todd Applegate, Igori Balta
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Published: Agroprint Timisoara 2025-06-01
Series:Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
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description In this review, we discuss how essential oils (EOs) can be used in poultry farming as a sustainable alternative to conventional practices. The study brings to focus the industry’s most urgent issues: antibiotic resistance and improved health, pushing for alternative solutions. Given their antimicrobial, antioxidant and growth promoting capability, EOs are highlighted as potential substitutes with their rich composition of terpenes and phenolics. The review approach how EOs promote poultry health with regard to growth promotion, improving immune function and enhancing feed conversion ratios. It further examines their impact on gut health, disease resistance, and the potential to elevate product quality. The integration of EOs into poultry practices is presented as a strategy to mitigate environmental challenges. We aimed to provide a review of the biological mechanisms behind the efficacy of EOs in managing diseases and promoting health in poultry, against a backdrop of various pathogens.
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spelling doaj-art-8cc4aa68941e4d63bf4b4205089a6e802025-08-20T03:26:39ZengAgroprint TimisoaraScientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies1841-93642344-45762025-06-015811561652347An Overview of Advanced Use of Essential Oils for Poultry Health and Disease ManagementLarisa Toader0Lavinia Ștef1Aurelia Coroian2Todd Applegate3Igori Balta4University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara, Faculty of Bioengineering of Animal Resources, 300645-Timisoara, Calea AraduluiUniversity of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara, Faculty of Bioengineering of Animal Resources, 300645-Timisoara, Calea AraduluiUniversity of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372-Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăștur, 3–5Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USAUniversity of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara, Faculty of Bioengineering of Animal Resources, 300645-Timisoara, Calea Aradului, 119In this review, we discuss how essential oils (EOs) can be used in poultry farming as a sustainable alternative to conventional practices. The study brings to focus the industry’s most urgent issues: antibiotic resistance and improved health, pushing for alternative solutions. Given their antimicrobial, antioxidant and growth promoting capability, EOs are highlighted as potential substitutes with their rich composition of terpenes and phenolics. The review approach how EOs promote poultry health with regard to growth promotion, improving immune function and enhancing feed conversion ratios. It further examines their impact on gut health, disease resistance, and the potential to elevate product quality. The integration of EOs into poultry practices is presented as a strategy to mitigate environmental challenges. We aimed to provide a review of the biological mechanisms behind the efficacy of EOs in managing diseases and promoting health in poultry, against a backdrop of various pathogens.https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/2347antibiotic alternativesbiological mechanismsdisease managementessential oilspoultry production
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Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
antibiotic alternatives
biological mechanisms
disease management
essential oils
poultry production
title An Overview of Advanced Use of Essential Oils for Poultry Health and Disease Management
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biological mechanisms
disease management
essential oils
poultry production
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