Los aceites esenciales en la alimentación de pollos de engorde.

Abstract

The objective of this work was to investigate the reactions of essential oils in the feed of broilers, for which a qualitative and descriptive research was carried out through the referential analysis of several studies related to the essential oils of (Origanum vulgare) and (Allium sativum) used in poultry farming whose information came from various theses stored on digital platforms: Dspace Espoch, Scielo, Redalyc, Animal science is also analyzed scientific articles available on the web. To select these articles, both aspects of methodological quality and compliance with the criteria of scientific quality sought were considered, considering the title, the authors and the year. It was obtained as a result that oregano oil has a high efficiency in the intestinal protection of birds and also has benefits for bactericidal, antioxidant and anticoccidial activity. In the analysis of the productive parameters, positive results are observed presenting a final weight of 3208.40 g, the weight gain was 2770.39 g, for feed consumption 4532.18 g was obtained, as well as a better feed conversion of 1.59 when including oregano essential oil in the feed of fattening chicken. It is concluded that oregano oil helps reduce or counteract diseases due to the content of terpenols that influences animal health and welfare, so it is recommended to develop combinations of essential oils to take advantage of their synergistic effects against pathogenic microorganisms.