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Phytogenics in poultry nutrition
Phytogenics, also known as phytobiotics, are natural bioactive compounds of botanical origin that are used as alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) and are added to feed to enhance animal performance. Although phytogenics encompass a wide variety of substances of biological origin, formulation, chemical characterization, and purity, they can be classified into four groups: (1) herbs (products obtained from flowering, woody, and nonperennial plants); (2) botanicals (whole or processed parts of a plant, such as roots, leaves, tree bark, and spices); (3) essential oils (hydro-distilled extracts of volatile plant compounds); and (4) oleoresins (anhydrous solvent-based extracts). These plant-derived products do not contain residues, are natural, and are less toxic than synthetic antibiotics or inorganic chemicals. Many are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and can be used as feed additives in animal nutrition.
NEXT Enhance® 150 is a standardised combination of thymol and cinnamaldehyde, an active ingredient of cinnamon extract. This combination acts to optimise gut flora equilibrium in the broiler and breeder chicken, leading to better feed efficiency and growth for the animal. Continuing to understand the mechanisms behind the consistent benefits in animal trials, Carotenoid Technologies SA (CaroTech®) has worked exclusively with the Zootechnical Department at the University of Ljubljana in...
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Modern poultry and egg production is facing several challenges. Growing demand for poultry products and rising prices for raw materials require the implementation of optimal production conditions with the aim to secure high animal...
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Feed conversion is one of the most important factors to economically optimize animal production. Since feed commodity prices have recently been increasing, Feed Conversion Rate (FCR) must be optimized. Biomin® P.E.P. in animals’ diets increases nutrient...
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Aim of the Trial The aim of the trial was to determine the benefits and economic advantages of phytogenics (Biomin® P.E.P. 125 poultry) in commercial layers in the early stages of the egg production cycle. Trial Design A 12-week trial was carried out with...
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Chinese researchers are trying to convince poultry-, pig- and shrimp-farmers to replace antibiotics with traditional Chinese medicines to fight bacterial and viral infections.
Since the avian flu and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome hit Asia and damaged economies in the region, antibiotics have played a prominent role in the control of animal pathogens, said Jeffrey Tze-Fei Wong, director of the Applied Genomics Laboratory of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. But continued...
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