Effect of essential oils in improving performance in broiler birds under necrotic enteritis

Panish Patel Here's a response from Dr. Kuttappan, who presented this research: Thanks for your question and I believe that you are referring to “replacing acidifiers in feed with essential oil-based eubiotic products”. In our experience, acidifiers are also effective in improving feed quality and in improving the quality of gut microbiota in animals. However, there are products with different types of organic acids with different protection technologies so we cannot generalize their effects or benefits. I think the best answer to your question is that selecting appropriate eubiotic product/s could depend on the type of challenges you have. Moreover, rather than replacing an acidifier with essential oils, it might be better to use a combination in order to get a synergistic effect. Some of the current research at Novus is focused on this aspect and hopefully, we will have a better understanding of the synergistic effect in the near future.

Dan Hofer, here's the response from Dr. Kuttappan, who presented this research: That’s an interesting question and thanks for asking. Unfortunately, I do not have any information comparing garlic oil by itself vs in combination with oregano oil regarding the differences in antimicrobial activity or gut health benefits in poultry. So, I won’t be able to give you a specific answer for that question.

abalu efe Thanks for your interest in the topic. Novus's NEXT ENHANCE 150 is a blend of synthetic thymol and carvacrol (no extraction involved), which gives us better control to ensure the composition of actives in the product. Again, the blend is encapsulated which protects the actives and delivers the required dosage to the animal even after pelleting the diet. The recommended dosage was determined based on the results from a number of dose-response trials evaluating the benefits in improving performance in animals and economic feasibility for the customers.