Progress in application of lemongrass and its extracts in animal healthy breeding
LÜ Pin
ZHONG Zhenmei
LEI Yu
LI Chunyan
ZHOU Xihong
ZHU Youji
ZHENG Kaibin
Abstract：Lemongrass and its extracts have gradually become a research hotspot for replacing antibiotics,improving animal health and production performance due to their rich nutrition and biological activity.Appropriate supplementation with lemongrass or its extracts can effectively improve animal growth performance,enhance antioxidant capacity,reduce the risk of infection by certain pathogens,improve the quality of animal products,and decrease methane emissions from ruminants.However,the efficacy of lemongrass or its extracts is influenced by various factors such as dosage,formulation,animal species,physiological stage,and rearing environment,demonstrating a complex dose-response relationship and species specificity.Future research should further focus on the standardization of lemongrass extracts,their greenhouse gas emission reduction effects,synergistic interactions with other plants or feed ingredients,economic benefit analysis,environmental impact assessment of lemongrass cultivation,and the lifecycle of lemongrass in feed production.This article reviews the application of lemongrass and its extracts in the healthy production of poultry,ruminants,aquatic animals,and specialty economic animals,providing a reference for the application of lemongrass as a safe,efficient,and green natural feed additive in modern healthy breeding systems.
Keywords：lemongrassfeedanimal healthy breedingbioactivity
Publication Date：2026-01-16
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-16(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 176-182 )