Tag: antibiotic reduction
Use of advanced technologies and feed additives in connecting gut microbiome maturation to broiler...
The postbiotics could promote butyric acid producing bacteria directly or through cross-feeding mechanisms, while the essential oil compounds could control harmful bacterial, resulting in...
Intestinal health and pathogen risk-reduction benefits antimicrobial management
In the dynamic world of livestock production, the increase of antimicrobial resistance and consumer demand for high-quality food has raised the interest for sustainable...
The future of coccidiosis control
Due to still rising antimicrobial resistance, consumers push for meat production without antimicrobial usage. However, antibiotic reduction must also target ionophores for producers and...
Seaweed supports gut health and performance in animal nutrition
Marine macroalgae, more commonly known as seaweed, are an area of growing interest for animal nutritionists globally, due to their range of bioactive components...
How an additive strategy can decrease antibiotics in livestock?
Antimicrobial reduction efforts around the globe have shown that an integrated approach to reducing antibiotics on the farm must consider feed, farm, and health...
The future of antibiotics in poultry feed
With alarming predictions on what antibiotic resistance could do to people’s health and livelihood, the poultry industry is taking steps to reduce antibiotic use...
Global success to reduce antimicrobial consumption in farm animals
Antimicrobials were formerly used in animal production for growth promotion and disease prevention, resulting in high usage levels. Significant measures to reduce antimicrobial use...
Seaweed has a positive influence on the gut microbiome of swine
Intensive swine production systems have, for many years, utilised in-feed antibiotics and therapeutic levels of zinc oxide to support gastrointestinal health and animal performance....
Multiple modes-of-action may help when AGPs are removed
Poultry producers are working to reduce antibiotic use and maintain performance. Intestinal health is important for overall animal health, especially as antibiotics are removed....
Feed additives to decrease antibiotic use in fish and shrimp production
Overall, it can be stated that feed additives can play a vital role in the reduction of antibiotics. Feed additives, however, cannot stand alone...
