Essential Oils as a Feed Additives: Pharmacokinetics and Potential Toxicity in Monogastric Animals

摘要

Simple SummaryEssential oils are regarded as possible substitutions of antibiotics. Some of them show strong antibacterial effects, and other positive effects in the nutrition of monogastric animals. The article aims to summarise the final state of the art concerning their pharmacokinetics in the organism. Last but not least, great attention is paid to their potential toxic effects.