Journal article

Publication year: 2017

Pages: 605-628

Journal: Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volume number: 101

Issue number: 4

ISSN: 0931-2439

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/jpn.12579

Publisher: Wiley

Abstract: 
Polyphenols are secondary plant metabolites which have been shown to exert antioxidative and antiinflamma tory effects in cell culture, rodent and human studies. Based on the fact that conditions of oxidative stress and inflammation are highly relevant in farm animals, polyphenols are considered as promising feed additives in the nutrition of farm animals. However, in contrast to many studies existing with model animals and humans, potential antioxidative and antiinflammatory effects of polyphenols have been less investigated in farm animals so far. This review aims to give an overview about potential antioxidative and antiinflammatory effects in farm animals. The first part of the review highlights the occurrence and the consequences of oxidative stress and inflammation on animal health and performance. The second part of the review deals with bioavailability and metabolism of polyphenols in farm animals. The third and main part of the review presents an overview of the findings from studies which investigated the effects of polyphenols of various plant sources in pigs, poultry and cattle, with particular consideration of effects on the antioxidant system and inflammation.

Harvard Citation style: Gessner, D., Ringseis, R. and Eder, K. (2017) Potential of plant polyphenols to combat oxidative stress and inflammatory processes in farm animals, Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 101(4), pp. 605-628. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpn.12579

APA Citation style: Gessner, D., Ringseis, R., & Eder, K. (2017). Potential of plant polyphenols to combat oxidative stress and inflammatory processes in farm animals. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 101(4), 605-628. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpn.12579