Los antioxidantes y antiinflamatorios naturales en la alimentación de pollos.

Abstract

This project has as objective to compile and systematize available scientific information on the use of natural antioxidants and anti-inflammatories in chicken feed, where the most used products and on which this research project focuses within poultry farming are garlic (Allium sativun), onion (Allium cepa), ginger (Zingiber officinale) and oregano (Origanum vulgare). The information used for this research was recovered from scientific articles, theses from university repositories of the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi, Universidad Estatal de Bolívar and documents from digital platforms such as: Google Scholar, Scielo Magazine, Unheval, Dialnet. Among the results obtained in the research reviewed, better results were obtained in final weight gain with the use of garlic and onion at 8%, ginger at 15% and oregano at 0.5%, and for feed conversion, garlic, and onion at 8%, ginger at 4% and oregano at 1%, since these products act as antioxidants and anti-inflammatories, and also function as growth promoters and help the immune system. In conclusion, the most important natural product in this research and with the best results in the productive parameter of feed conversion corresponds to the use of garlic and onion, because the use of these products helps to inhibit and eliminate the development of bacteria of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella sp., Campylobacter jejuni and Eimeria acervulina, causing a greater absorption of nutrients, which results in a better weight gain. The use of these products as antioxidants and natural anti-inflammatories with the percentages already mentioned is recommended since they have generated better results in productive parameters.