4 major additives that replace antibiotics with success; Antibiotics are disappearing and these additives have shown positive results in replicating their end result, if not their mode of action

[...]most nutritionists agree that a mix of products is required. For this category of products, even institutional research can often be inadequate for several reasons and, thus, the best advice is to test promising products at one’s own facilities under commercial conditions. 7 additives to replac...

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Published in:Poultry International 2019-08
Main Author: Mavromichalis, Ioannis
Format: Article
Language:eng ; ger
Subjects:
Acids
Additives
Animal feeding and feeds
Animal wastes
Animals
Antibiotics
Copper
Crop fields
Dietary fiber
Dietary minerals
Feeds
Health aspects
Laws, regulations and rules
Marketing
Minerals
Nutrition
Nutritionists
Preservation
Soil properties
Success
Varieties
Zinc
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Summary:[...]most nutritionists agree that a mix of products is required. For this category of products, even institutional research can often be inadequate for several reasons and, thus, the best advice is to test promising products at one’s own facilities under commercial conditions. 7 additives to replace antibiotics in US broiler feeds: www.WATTAgNet.com/articles/28855 3 Zinc and copper Besides their basic nutritional role, these minerals have been used also as gut health additives for many decades, first copper and then zinc. The real problem is not finding which product works, but that governments have started banning their use altogether, for reasons that have to do with soil quality preservation, as the excesses being fed are spread as manure into crop fields. [...]even this effective tool is being removed from our arsenal of powerful antibiotic replacements.
ISSN:0032-5767
1943-7315