The use of dietary acidifiers in tilapia nutrition and feeding
Published: August 14, 2009
Summary
Routine use of antibiotics as growth promoters is a matter of debate in the animal farming industry. The EU has banned all antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) from livestock production with effect of January 2006. Public opinion and regulation authorities in most of the export countries focusing now on the misuse of antibiotics in aquaculture and public attention have shifted towards production met...
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Phytobiotics
24 de agosto de 2009
The topic of replacement of antibiotic growth promoters becomes even more important since countries in Asia like Taiwan and Korea will ban the use of antibiotics too.
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Guybro Chemical
25 de agosto de 2009
As organic acids have effect on FEED, GI TRACT & METABOLISM. The level of dissociated hydrogen ions dictates acidity. Gram negative bacteria are very sensitive to these direct acting organic acids. But digestive tract flora bearing LACTOBACILLI SPP. is remaining unaffected. So acidifier should be included as feed additive to replace AGP effectively.
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