Yuwares Ruangpanit

I. INTRODUCTIONA shortage and rising cost of major feed ingredients triggers more pressure on local poultry industries to maximize the use of alternative feed ingredients. Cassava is a potential alternative to corn. It is a good source of energy, with 60-70% of starch & 2-4 % of crude fiber (Staack et al, 2019). However, it has low protein (2%) with low methionine content (0.03%) (Morgan and C ...

Introduction:Weaning process causes a significant biological stress to piglets which lead to a detrimental effect on feed intake, growth rate, intestinal morphology and immune system. A mixture of quaternary benzophenanthridine alkaloids and protopine alkaloids (QBA+PA) possess antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects. They also are known to improve endogenous digestive enzyme secretion, activa ...

I. IntroductionThe World Health Organisation has raised concern regarding increasing antibiotic resistance to commonly used antimicrobial drugs. In response, the use of antibiotic growth promoters in livestock production is being reduced each year, directed either by local government legislation or the pressure of consumer preferences. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness ...

The increasing prices of major feed ingredients have prompted animal nutritionists to use inexpensive raw materials in their diet formulations to lower feed cost. However, due to their relatively lower digestibility, diets formulated with these raw materials often lead to poor gut health status and animal performance. For instance, poor protein digestibility results in the formation of toxic metab ...