03 Mar Role of antioxidants in Animal health and nutrition
पशु स्वास्थ्य और पोषण में एंटीऑक्सीडेंट की भूमिका An antioxidant is a substance that, when present in food at a concentration lower than that of the oxidizable matrix, is significantly capable of interrupting or preventing its oxidation, Halliwell and Gutteridge (1999). Animal health and nutrition benefits from antioxidants. They are used as additives to increase the shelf life of animal feeds, premixes and fats. Metabolic process in living organisms Living organisms are dependent on macro- and micro- nutrients and non-nutrient (water, cutin, lignin, pigments, and waxes) components from diet that will encourage their development, growth, and proliferation. Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and other trace elements are considered to as macronutrients. These, together with micronutrients (minerals, vitamins, and bioactive substances), are essential cell components that support a wide range of processes in the cellular systems of living organisms. For an organism to participate in normal metabolic processes (anabolism and catabolism), all of these elements must be present. This is especially the case for the production of energy through a series of oxidation reactions that take place in tissue compartments and the use of oxygen molecules (O2) by cellular systems. Oxidation processes, also help in cellular defense actions that are necessary for the maintenance of natural life by producing components that...