Heat stress has always been one of the important factors affecting poultry production. Resveratrol is a kind of natural plant antitoxin,belonging to non-flavonoid polyphenol compounds,which has attracted much attention in recent years because of its antioxidant,antibacterial and immunomodulatory effects. In this paper,the effects of heat stress on poultry were summarized,and the potential mechanism of resveratrol in alleviating heat stress in poultry was mainly expounded from two aspects:enhancing energy metabolism,improving mitochondrial dysfunction and alleviating oxidative stress,and the ap...