application of most antibiotic growth promoters as feed additives has been banned in a lot of countries due to cross-resistance against pathogens and residues in tissues. therefore, scientists are searching for alternatives to antibiotics nowadays. medicinal plant extracts are one of the alternatives that have anti-microbial and growth promoting effect on poultry. in this paper, the benefits of...

In-feed Antibiotics Conventional poultry farming systems often include subtherapeutic amounts of antibiotics in the feed to prevent disease and improve production performance. In contrast, organic poultry producers can­ not, by law, include antibiotics in the feed. Interestingly, advocates for both organic and conventionally raised poultry have each claimed that the absence or presence of in-fe...

background and objectives: unhygienic poultry feedstuffs can lead to nutrient losses and detrimental effect on poultry production and public health. in the present study, mycobiota and colony-forming units per gram in ingredients and finish poultry feed was evaluated with special reference to potentially mycotoxigenic fungi. materials and methods: eighty five samples of corn, soybean meal and p...

canistel (pouteria campechiana) is an underutilized fruit tree species found in many parts of the world. the objective of this study was to evaluate suitability of canistel fruit meal (cfm) as a feed ingredient for broiler chickens. giving completely randomize design, ninety broiler chickens in 30 floor pens received one of five diets ad libitum from day 21 to 42. the nutritionally balanced con...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Unhygienic poultry feedstuffs can lead to nutrient losses and detrimental effect on poultry production and public health. In the present study, mycobiota and colony-forming units per gram in ingredients and finish poultry feed was evaluated with special reference to potentially mycotoxigenic fungi. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty five samples of corn, soybean meal and p...

Background: Mycotoxins are a group of structurally diverse substances produced by a wide range of moulds. These fungal secondary metabolites, whose presence in feed is unavoidable, can impose hazards to human and animal health. Continuous concern about potential effects of mycotoxins in the human diet has led to an increasing interest in researches about fungi and mycotoxin production. The aim ...

Banned Antibiotic in Poultry Feed The U.S. FDA banned the use of fluoro­ quinolone antibiotics in poultry production in 2005 in part due to increased resistance to the drugs among Campylobacter bacteria. But a new study finds evidence that these antibiotics are still being used or are inadvertently contaminating poultry feed. The authors analyzed samples of U.S. and Chinese feather meal, a by­p...

This review examines the scientific literature on the environmental concerns of arsenic additives in poultry litter. A number of questions were addressed on this issue. In summary, the review found: 1) Does arsenic from poultry feed amended with roxarsone end up in poultry litter? The arsenic found in poultry feed ends up in the poultry litter. Poultry litter from chickens receiving feed withou...

Global consumption of poultry products, especially poultry meat, has consistently increased over the years, and this trend is expected to continue. Much of the increase in global demand for poultry products will be in developing countries. Such growth in the poultry industry is having a profound effect on the demand for feed and raw materials. However, it is also becoming clear that the require...