Abd El-Hack Mohamed E, Alagawany Mahmoud, Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Moneim E, Mohammed Noureldeen G, Khafaga Asmaa F, Bin-Jumah May, Othman Sarah I, Allam Ahmed A, Elnesr Shaaban S
Department of Poultry, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt.
Biological Application Department, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Abu-Zaabal 13759, Egypt.
Antibiotics (Basel). 2020 Apr 26;9(5):210. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9050210.
The removal of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) as feed additives in poultry nutrition from the market in many countries has compelled researchers to find unconventional and safe alternatives to AGPs. Probiotics, prebiotics, enzymes, organic acids, herbs, immune-stimulants and essential oils (EO) have been investigated as feed additives in poultry production. Cinnamon (), one of the oldest medicinal plants and widely used around the world, can be used in poultry rations in the form of powder or essential oil. Essential oils produced from aromatic plants have become more interesting owing to their potential effects as hypocholesterolaemic agents, antioxidants, antimicrobials, antifungals and stimulants of digestive enzymes. The potential insecticidal and antimicrobial activities of EO against pathogens that cause spoilage in agriculture crops and human diseases might be attributed mainly to the high content of volatile components (mainly cinnamaldehyde, eugenol and carvacrol) in cinnamon oil. The present review focuses on the effects of cinnamon oil as a feed additive on poultry performance, carcass traits, meat quality, hypocholesterolaemic impact, antioxidant activity, immunity and microbiological aspects.
许多国家已将抗生素生长促进剂（AGPs）从家禽营养饲料添加剂市场中去除，这促使研究人员寻找AGPs的非常规且安全的替代品。益生菌、益生元、酶、有机酸、草药、免疫刺激剂和精油（EO）已作为家禽生产中的饲料添加剂进行了研究。肉桂作为最古老的药用植物之一，在世界各地广泛使用，可粉末形式或精油形式用于家禽日粮。芳香植物产生的精油因其作为降胆固醇剂、抗氧化剂、抗菌剂、抗真菌剂和消化酶刺激剂的潜在作用而变得更受关注。精油对导致农作物变质和人类疾病的病原体的潜在杀虫和抗菌活性可能主要归因于肉桂油中挥发性成分（主要是肉桂醛、丁香酚和香芹酚）的高含量。本综述重点关注肉桂油作为饲料添加剂对家禽生产性能、胴体性状、肉质、降胆固醇作用、抗氧化活性、免疫力和微生物学方面的影响。
