Benefits of encapsulation for phytogenic feed additives

An encapsulation process enables essential oils to have a longer shelf- life by protecting them from environmental impacts, and maintaining key features of enhancement of palatability, stability in ration, improved digestion and better performance. By Marco Aurélio de Sousa and Tobias Steiner, Biomin, Herzogenburg, Austria Since ancient times, medicinal plants have been used to treat humans and livestock. The preparations made from plants were either from raw materials (leaves, roots or