This is the second in a series of peer-reviewed practice tip articles, each including two or three fact sheets on feed additives for swine. The previous practice tip, published in the September-October issue of the Journal of Swine Health and Production, included fact sheets on acidifi ers and antibiotics (J Swine Health Prod. Future fact-sheet topics will include fl avors; high dietary levels ...

Two experiments, each consisting of 2 trials, were conducted to investigate the effect of feeding benzoic acid (BA) and turmeric meal (TM) individually or in combination (Exp. 1) or garlic meal (GM) and TM individually or in combination (Exp. 2) on growth performance, digesta pH, gut morphology, and nutrient utilization in broiler chickens. Diets consisted of a nutrient-adequate control diet an...

High usage of antibiotics has led to an increase in bacteria developing antibiotic resistance. A resistant strain human pathogenic been found the non-curative for animal production. Moringa oleifera and Azardiracta indica are phytobiotics which have proven be natural, with no residual effect thought ideal An experiment was conducted determine growth performance gut health broilers fed neem as a...

introduction although use of antibiotic as growth promoter in poultry and animal nutrition have led to positive effects, researches indicated that antibiotic residues in animal and poultry products caused resistance of bacteria and fungi strains and a resistance to antibiotics as a treatment tool for human diseases. herbal extracts, probiotics and enzymes are suggested as replacers for antibiot...