Utilization of essential oils (EOs) as antimicrobial agents against foodborne disease has gained importance, for their use as natural preservatives. Since potential interactions between EOs and food characteristics may affect their antimicrobial properties, the present work studies the influence of fat, protein, pH, aw and food additives on the antimicrobial effect of oregano and garlic EOs aga...

this study was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of thyme (thymus vulgaris l.) and oregano (oreganum vulgare l.) essential oils on performance, carcass characteristics, antioxidant status and blood biochemical parameters in broiler chickens. a total of 216 as-hatched broilers (ross-308) were divided into 6 treatments with 3 replications of 12 birds per each. experimental treatments were...

The current study aimed to investigate the antihyperglycaemic effect of aqueous extract of Origanum vulgare (oregano, OV) leaves in streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rat. Streptozotocin induced diabetic rats showed significant (P < 0.05) increase in the levels of blood glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin, pancreatic amylase, liver and kidney weights /body weight ratios, urea, uric acid, creat...

Due to an increasing demand for natural products to control coccidiosis in broilers, we investigated the effects of supplementing a combination of ethanolic extracts of Artemisia annua and Curcuma longa in drinking water. Three different dosages of this herbal mixture were compared with a negative control (uninfected), a positive control (infected and untreated), chemical coccidiostats (nicarba...

carvacrol is one of the main components of the eo of some labiatae (laminaceae) members like oregano, thyme and savory. carvacrol has a lot of health benefits for example, antibacterial, and antioxidant activity.we synthesized some silicon derivatives of carvacrol, and characterized them by standard methods. then the monomer of dimethylvinylsilyl carvacrol was synthesized. copolymer of this mon...

In a study with male broiler chickens the impact of dietary oregano essential oil on performance data and on the susceptibility of abdominal fat, fresh and stored breast muscle tissue to lipid oxidation was examined. Four diets supplemented either with oregano essential oil in two levels (22.5 mg (OL) and 90 (OH) mg kg feed ), 40 mg α-tocopheryl acetate (VE) or without these additives (NC) were...

the effects of essential oils (eos) of oregano and nutmeg with and without commercial emulsifier/stabilizer compound (e/s) on the microbial quality of ready-to-cook barbecued chicken were evaluated. barbecued chicken was traditionally prepared. 3 μl/g and 10 mg/g of eos and/or e/s were then added to the barbecued chicken, respectively. the samples were stored at 3°c for 144 h, 8 and 20ºc for 72...