PROPIEDADES DEL PROPóLEO COMO ADITIVO NATURAL FUNCIONAL EN LA NUTRICIóN ANIMAL

propolis is a waxy resin of a complex composition and a viscose consistency, that used in animal feeding, favors weight increase and muscle mass gain, by stimulation of food intake. in goats it stimulates production of total solid, fat and milk proteins. it also shows beneficial results in bovines, broilers, pigs, tilapia and rainbow trout. propolis, when evaluated in different animal species, has shown to have immunostimulatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral and antitumor properties. these characteristics make of propolis an important substance that can be included in the animal diet in order to strengthen their immune system, because of its resistance to disease and because they help improve production efficiency, characteristics that classify it as a functional natural additive.