Possibility for use essential oils in veterinary medicine and animal husbandry with special emphasis on oregano oil
The paper reviews the latest studies on possible applications of oregano essential oil in veterinary medicine and animal livestock production. The first part of the paper deals with the definition of essential oils, possibilities for their extraction from plants, possibilities for their...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Veterinarski Glasnik |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-2457/2012/0350-24571206407V.pdf |
| Summary: | The paper reviews the latest studies on possible applications of oregano
essential oil in veterinary medicine and animal livestock production. The
first part of the paper deals with the definition of essential oils,
possibilities for their extraction from plants, possibilities for their
application in human and veterinary medicine, the interest of a science in
essential oils, and, essential oils classification based on their use in
human and veterinary medicine. The second part of the review deals with the
properties of oregano essential oil, its main active principles, carvacrol
and thymol and its application in veterinary medicine and animal livestock
production. Oregano essential oil may be applied in animal feed, in the
treatment of coccidiosis of domestic animals and candidiasis. It can be
applied as a larvicide, repellent, insecticide and acaricide. It is used in
aquaculture to treat fish diseases caused by bacteria and parasites or in the
hatchery industry as a disinfectant for eggs or for disinfection of manure.
The greatest potential of oregano essential oil is the possibility of its
application in organic agriculture and organic animal husbandry. [Projekat
Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TR 31087] |
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| ISSN: | 0350-2457 2406-0771 |