01 feb 2003

When all AGP's are banned by the EU in 2006, many other countries are expected to follow. This will take away one weapon from the feed formulators to fight microbial imbalances in young animals. However, more strategies are being evaluated and in th...

01 dec 2002

A non-antibiotic growth promoter suitable for organic feed production- is it possible? One Brazilian company believes so, and has put a common local resource- citrus fruit- to good use, and has found synergistic effects between citrus extract’s two m...

01 aug 2002

What is the precise function of acidifying feed and adding probiotics? Experiments carried out in Bulgaria suggest that, in experimental situations at least, these treatments control pathogenic bacteria first, and improve production as a side-effect...

01 apr 2002

Specific ingredients in nursery diets have a supportive role during the development of the digestive tract, and may counteract the stress-related imbalance in intestinal flora.

01 dec 2001

Organic acids are among the forerunners in the race against a decline in productivity stimulated by removing antibiotic growth promoters from animal rations. Their benefits for pigs and broilers appear to stem from action on intestinal function and ...

01 dec 2001

Phytomolecules added to feed may not produce their effects on growth and productivity via the same mode of action as once thought. Research has allowed us to revise our thinking, and to take a more integrated approach to the use of plant extracts, c...

01 dec 2001

Seven years after its discovery, the European Union (EU) has approved potassium diformate (Formi®), as a non-antibiotic growth promote for use in pig feeds – the first product to receive such approval. Formal approval was granted on July 2nd under C...

01 sep 2001