Introduction This paper will describe how environmental quality is interrelated with feed management and whole farm nutrient management by using the nutrients of N and P to demonstrate the concepts and connections between feed management and whole farm nutrient management. In addition, this paper will focus on aspects of manure management related to the fate and transport of pharmaceuticals to...
There is no gainsaying the enormity of the damage the use of antibiotics and hormones in animal feed/management does to our environment. It is high time we looked into the alternatives to these pharmaceuticals. Though their use may not be completely eradicated, it can be abated. In addition to the solutions proffered, emphasis should be placed on the use of probiotics and improved immune systems through application of effective genetics and breeding programmes to improve disease resistance and equally ensure rapid growth and development of livestock.
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