Non-antibiotic feed additives in diets for pigs: A review

Probiotics as Feed Additives in Weaned Pigs: A Review

Accepted: 22/06/2015 Abstract Weaning is a complex phenomena which causes a great change in the magnitude and diversity of exposure to environmental antigens derived from food and potentially pathogenic microorganisms. Early weaning is a valuable way to get enhanced breeding efficiency and economical profits in modern intensive swine production. But this practice is accompanied by many challeng...

Fermented liquid feed for pigs: a review

Humic acid as a feed additive in poultry diets: a review

Many studies tested different feed additives, among these additives, humic substances (HS) have been used in livestock and poultry diets. Humic substances commonly present in nature as they are created from the organic matter decomposition, and are normally found in the soil and natural water. Active components of HS consist of humic acid (HA), humus, ulmic acid, fulvic acid, humin and certain ...

Modulating gastrointestinal Microflora of pigs through nutrition using feed additives

the benefits of feeding pigs with feed additives such as preand probiotics, acidifiers, herbs, enzymes, macroand micronutrients and zootechnical additives include higher daily weight gains, better feed conversion, increased intake of feed by animals as a result of improved palatability, and improvements in health and welfare, as reflected in the lower frequency of diarrhoea and limited mortalit...

Feed additives.

Feed additives used to supplement dairy rations can increase daily feed cost from 2 to 65 per animal. The economic response (benefit to cost ratio) varies from $2.00 to $12.00 for each dollar invested in a specific additive. Knowledgeable dairy veterinarians must understand the role of each additive, when it will be beneficial, inclusion level, strategies and limitations associated with an addi...