Feed additives Technical Articles
Formulation and ingredients
Formulation and ingredients
Article published the November 30, 2012:
IntroductionHistorically, fiber-containing ingredients when incorporated into a pet food have been associated with grain by-products. Thus “fiber” has been associated with the nutritional term &ldqu...
Article published the November 22, 2012:
INTRODUCTION
In view of organic livestock farming, Greece has many advantages in comparison to the other European countries, the temperate climate and the wide and rich ecosystems in countryside. For thousand...
Article published the October 19, 2012:
Despite the accelerating knowledge in understanding metabolism and nutrition and the considerable improvement in farm management in aquaculture, financial losses due to diseases still strike producers severely ...
Article published the October 19, 2012:
Introduction
Antibiotics have been used for decades in broiler chicken production for their gut microflora regulation effect, resulting in growth promotion. Governments and consumers are more and more aware of...
Article published the October 15, 2012:
Introduction
With the increase of microbes resistance, the use of antibiotics as growth promoters is decreasing worldwide. As a consequence, there is a need for alternative products able to maintain productio...
Article published the September 13, 2012:
INTRODUCTION
Animal husbandry suffers from losses due to contamination with pathogenic bacteria. Their resultant impacts in animals include lower weight gains and increased mortality. Banning the use of in-fe...
Article published the June 28, 2012:
INTRODUCTION
In recent years food safety concerns have been focused on pathogens, such as Salmonella which is recognized as a primary cause of food poisoning worldwide and massive outbreaks have been occurred ...
Article published the June 12, 2012:
INTRODUCTION
Antibiotics are microbial metabolites produced by fungi and algae which have low molecule weight and can inhibit the growth of other microorganisms even in low concentrations (Nir and Ve-Senkoylu...
Article published the May 14, 2012:
Minerals play an important role in regular dietary requirements of animal feed and are essential for growth, reproduction and milk production. Essential minerals are destroyed during the digestion process due t...
Article published the February 29, 2012:
Organic acids and Essential Oils in monogastric diets
Successful feed formulations must both promote the growth of the animal and discourage the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the gastrointestinal ...