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INTRODUCTION A number of feed additives including antibiotics have been widely employed in the poultry industry for several decades. A manipulation of gut function and microbial habitat of domestic animal with feed additives has been recognized as an important tool for improving growth performance and feed efficiency (Collington et al., 1990). Volatile oil from thyme (Thymus vulgaris) thymol and carvacrol, a major...
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Betaine (tri-methyl glycine) is a methyl donor which supplies the methyl groups for methionine production. It therefore may be able to support higher levels of growth in diets based on vegetable protein sources, which tend to be deficient in glycine and serine. There is evidence that betaine can improve nutrient digestibility by supporting intestinal function and growth (Eklund et al., 2005) Betaine is an osmoprotectant and commonly used to overcome...
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INTRODUCTION There is no universal definition for livestock feed additives, but as their name suggests, in general, they are substances of a low-inclusive nature that are added to stockfeed for a specific purpose. The European Commission describes feed additives as “products used in animal nutrition for purposes of improving the quality of the feed … or to improve the animal’s performance and...
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i have been recently visiting extensive dairy cows' farms where there were no precise control of animal feeding. Major part of the ration was based on grazing pasturelands, with some addition of silage (either corn or grass) and/or 2-4 kg of concentrates.
These production systems are different to the most widespread ones (intensive ones with precise animal feeding).
Do you have experience regarding tips/strategies to provide with feed additives to cows reared under extensive/semiextensive...
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Introduction The feed enzyme market today is worth approximately $1 billion USD and is dominated by NSP’ases and phytases, with proteases also playing a minor but significant role. The principal reason for their employment is that they improve digestibility of a number of nutrients, specific to the enzyme employed, and as a result enable the use of less digestible, cheaper and most frequently more...
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The True Future of the Agribusiness and Livestock Sector in 2026
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International Journal of Poultry Science 12 (1): 51-54, 2013 ISSN 1682-8356 © Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2013 Abstract A study was conducted during the months of December-January involving sixty one week old broiler chickens, distributed into two experimental groups having three replicates of ten birds each. The birds of the first group were fed a basal diet (22.5% CP & 2830 K...
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Nicolas Greiffenstein, Technical Application Manager for Latin America, speaks about his presentation on the use of organic acids in animal production as an alternative to antibiotics at Avesui 2014....
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The solution for better risks management Carbovet® protects all animals from digestive disorders and diarrhea and reduces the negative impacts of enterotoxins & mycotoxins. Pancosma offers a wide range of natural solutions with Carbovet® P, T, XL for use in feed, liquid feed or to mix in the silage or in top feeding + Carbovet® Gel for oral injections. Carbovet® optimizes risk management and can be...
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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 in several parts of the world [1]. Salmonella typhi and S. paratyphi , are considered as one of the major diseases resulting in considerable morbidity and usually cause severe...
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Presentation done at the EAAP Scientific Congress – August 2013 Gordon Rosen is a scientist who has established a model made up of 7 criteria in order to evaluate the efficiency of feed additives on animals’ performances (2004). The following table compares the data obtained with B-SAFE in piglets to the data expected by ROSEN for the 7 criteria, enabling to...
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Presentation done at the EAAP Scientific Congress – August 2013 Gordon Rosen is a scientist who has established a model made up of 7 criteria in order to objectively evaluate the efficiency of feed additives on animals’ performance (2004). The following table compares the data obtained with B-SAFE in poultry to the data expected by ROSEN for the 7...
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Due to their proven performance-enhancing effects, feed additives such as probiotics are increasingly used in feeding. But so-called "phytogenic" additives also positively affect feed intake and growth rates as shown by the summarized results of a...
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https://www.researchgate.net/post/Future_of_natural_feed_additives_How_do_you_think_that_essential_oils_plant_extracts_and_similar_products_will_evolve...
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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 damageable consequences of in routine use of antibiotics and as a consequence, there is a growing need for farmers to find alternatives without loosing profitability. In this context, a patented activated clay, commercially named B-Safe, was...
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Pet food companies have been motivated to explore new ingredients in order to expand supply, to differentiate their product offerings, and to avoid sensitizing dietary elements. Traditional ingredients such as corn, wheat, rice, poultry and beef continue to be used in mainstream products. However, new product growth and shelf-space in retail are being given to foods containing ingredients more familiar to human foods than livestock feeds. Alternative...
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Introduction Historically, 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 “crude fiber, and has been looked upon as a more negative component in pet foods. In recent years, a better understanding of the nutritional and physiological functions of fiber has made it an important nutrient in the...
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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 thousands of years, outdoor pig farming has been one of the most important livestock production sectors in Greece. Since the 60s, the introduction of high-yielding pig genotypes,...
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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 everywhere in the world. Often the reasons for the outbreak of diseases are not obvious but increased mortalities or reduced meat quality are at least in part triggered by stressful husbandry, overstocking, poorly adjusted feed levels or inferior feed, as...
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