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General Commentary on: Alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters in animals [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2016 Recent studies have evaluated the impact of alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) such as phytogenic feed additives (PFAs) in vitro and in vivo. Zhou and colleagues studied the antibacterial properties of 30 herbs on pathogenic Gram-negative and positive bacteria (1).
Blessing Osiro Anonye
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Alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters for weanling pigs [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2015 An experiment was conducted to evaluate the addition of sodium butyrate, plant extracts and nucleotides on weanling pig performance, digestive content pH, organ morphometry, and intestinal epithelial histology. A total of 90 piglets at 21 days of age and
Marconi Bonfim de Santana +6 more
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AnimalsOver the years, the use of management and feeding strategies to enhance pig productivity while minimizing the use of antibiotic growth promoters has grown.
Rumbidzai Blessing Nhara +2 more
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How did antibiotic growth promoters increase growth and feed efficiency in poultry?
Poultry Science: It has been hypothesized that reducing the bioenergetic costs of gut inflammation as an explanation for the effect of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) on animal efficiency, framing some observations but not explaining the increase in growth rate or ...
Mariano Enrique Fernández Miyakawa +2 more
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Antibiotic Growth Promoters in Agriculture: History and Mode of Action
Poultry Science, 2005 This report will review the history of antibiotic growth promoter (AGP) use in the animal industry, concerns about development of antimicrobial resistance, and response in the European Union and United States to these concerns. A brief description of the history of legislation regarding feed use of antimicrobials in Denmark and the experience of animal
J J Dibner
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New antibiotic replacements as growth and health promoters
مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2012 Antibiotics usage in domestic animals, as antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) was considered from middle of 1950 onwards. Antibiotic feed additives as growth promoters have long been supplemented to animal food in very low amounts (5 to 20 ppm) to ...
Hashemi SR (PhD), Davoodi H (PhD)
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Antibiotic growth promoters. [PDF]
The Veterinary record, 2004 Sir, I was dismayed to see that Phillips et al. were defending what nearly all microbiologists know are grave abuses of antibiotics— their continuous use in feed as growth promoters and the needless widespread use of broad spectrum agents (fluoroquinolones). This is despite their acknowledgement that ‘the more an antibiotic is used, the more likely are
Jensen, Bent Borg, Engberg, Ricarda M.
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NetB Toxin and Immunization Against Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry: A Comprehensive Review [PDF]
Poultry Science Journal, 2023 Necrotic enteritis, caused by avian-specific NetB toxin-producing strains of Clostridium perfringens type A, has gained worldwide concerns due to increased production losses and mortality in broilers, increased veterinarian costs, and the chance of ...
Lida Abdolmohammadi Khiav +2 more
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Potential Probiotics Role in Excluding Antibiotic Resistance
Journal of Food Quality, 2022 Background. Antibiotic supplementation in feed has been continued for the previous 60 years as therapeutic use. They can improve the growth performance and feed efficiency in the chicken flock.
Irfan Ahmed +14 more
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Detrimental Effect of Tannin on Growth Performance, Visceras Weight and Blood Biochemistry in Broiler Chickens Reared Under Tropical Area [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2023 Restriction of antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) in Indonesia reduces broiler production due to bacterial diseases. Some poultry farmers have attempted to replace AGP with phytogenic compounds, such as tannin as an in-feed additive. Therefore, this study
H Pertiwi, S. E Rochmy, L. T Chwen
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