ADICIÓN DE ORIGANUM VULGARE EN LA ALIMENTACIÓN DE POLLOS DE ENGORDE.

The poultry industry is one of the fastest growing sectors worldwide and the same is true in Ecuador. In recent years, several viable alternatives to the use of antibiotic growth promoters (APC) have been sought with greater emphasis, creating the need to replace them with natural additives of plant origin such as essential oils, because they have compounds with potential benefits, being additives of healthy, safe and nutritious foods used as growth promoters in animal feed, one of them is oregano (Origanum vulgare) for having properties such as antioxidants and antimicrobials. This article reviews theoretical assessments regarding the addition of Origanum vulgare in the feeding of broiler chickens, a systematic review was carried out and methods such as analytical - synthetic were required to find the main theoretical conceptions on the state of the art about the topic. In the different literatures reviewed, it is proven that the use of oregano essential oils has an influence on the improvement of productive and health parameters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]