A systematic approach was used to review, elucidate and summarize the importance of
phytochemicals and essential oils (EO) as substitutes for chemical feed additives in ruminant …

The addition of antibiotics as growth promoters to ruminant feed can result in bacterial
resistance and antibiotic residues in ruminant products. Correspondingly, there is serious …

The well documented antimicrobial activity of essential oils has prompted interest in whether
these bioactive compounds can be used to selectively inhibit rumen methanogenesis. A …

Worldwide policies are encouraging the use of natural rangelands and low input feeding
resources for livestock farming. Most of the low input feed contain secondary compounds …

Essential oils have been shown to favorably effect in vitro ruminal fermentation, but there are
few in vivo studies that have examined animal responses. The objective of this study was to …

The present study aimed at investigating the effects of essential oils and their bioactive
compounds (EOBC) on rumen fermentation in vivo as well as animal performance and feed …

Food industry operates in a competitive market and is continually facing challenges to retain
or even increase its market share. Consistent high-quality animal products are required to …

There is a wide range of feed additives deliberately designed to be used in sheep diets that
can improve production performance. Whereas herbal supplementation is gaining popularity …

Simple Summary Ruminant nutritionists have been challenged to improve animal production
efficiently but at the same time produce healthy and environment friendly ruminant-derived …

The effect of the addition of an essential oil (EO) preparation (containing a mixture of natural
and nature-identical EO) on the performance of dairy ewes of the Chios breed was …