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Dear Dr. Rahul S. Verma: Copper deficiency causing depigmentation of the hair coat most commonly is noted at the top of the shoulders, around the edges of the ears and around the muzzle in cattle with a darker hair coat. Lighter colored cattle may be noted by a drabness to the coat and general poor overall appearance. I believe, based on the description that an actual hair loss may be more related ...
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Pellet Quality
For purposes of this paper, pellet quality will be equated to the ability of pellets to withstand repeated handling without excessive breakage or fines generation. There are many factors that affect pellet quality, but the following will be discussed in some detail:
· formulation· ingredient particle size· mash conditioning· feed rate· die speed& ...
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Formic acid - strongest bactericidal/ bacteriostatic effectThe performance benefits of including formic acid in feed for pigs and poultry that have been reported widely under farm conditions stem from its strong antimicrobial activity; as seen in numerous in vitro tests.Contaminated feedstuffs, recontamination during storage, transport and outfeed result in significant losses i ...
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Dear Dr. Latif,
Enzymes have a certain pH-optima which is usually (with a few exceptions like pepsin) in the range from slightly acidic to neutral/slightly alkaline. A direct mixing of pure formic acid, which has a pH well below 2 and a feed enzyme is therefore not recommended. However, the use of in-feed acidifier, also based on formic acid (for instance Formi NDF based on sodium diformate) and ...
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Animal feed organic trace minerals market demand is depicting a rapid expansion rate as these minerals are used in animal feeds to enhance bioavailability and increase the gut absorption. The organic trace minerals assist in activating essential enzymes and hormones which proves vital for livestock’s metabolic processes. Rising consumption of meat, poultry, and dairy products has given a con ...
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INTRODUCTION
For many years, broiler intestinal health was supported by the widespread use of antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs). These AGPs are antibiotic substances that were added to the feed at subtherapeutic levels, leading to improved animal performance. In the European Union, the use of AGPs was banned in 2006 while the Center for Veterinary Medicine of the US Food and Drug.
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Throughout the human history, utilization of antimicrobials in food production and human health have been greatly favored. Tremendous improvement in farm animal production and historically unprecedented enhancement in human health protection were marked benefits of utilizing antibiotic in agricultural and human medical arenas. However, the misuse and overdose of antibiotics has resulted in acceler ...
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IntroductionPlants derivatives are a source of natural additives such as herbs and their extracts can be valuable alternatives as they play a significant role in health and nutrition. They have many fold significant activities such as stimulation of feed intake and endogenous secretions with antimicrobial, coccidiostatic or anthelmintic activities. Plants contain a wide range of secondary me ...
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