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Organic Acids and Essential Oils Combined with an Antibiotic Growth Promoter to Improve Gut Health and Nutrient Digestibility in Challenged Broiler Chickens

Published: April 27, 2021

Summary

There is increasing pressure for the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in poultry diets to be discontinued or reduced. In this context, the search for natural additives such as organic acids (OA) and essential oils (EO) has increased. Previous studies have reported beneficial effects on gut health of supplementing poultry diets with these natural feed additives. As in many countries the u...

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