Antimicrobial Growth Promoters andSalmonellaspp.,Campylobacterspp. in Poultry and Swine, Denmark

Antimicrobial Growth Promoters and Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp. in Poultry and Swine, Denmark

The use of antimicrobial growth promoters in Danish food animal production was discontinued in 1998. Contrary to concerns that pathogen load would increase; we found a significant decrease in Salmonella in broilers, swine, pork, and chicken meat and no change in the prevalence of Campylobacter in broilers.

Identification and Development of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides as Alternatives to Antibiotic Growth Promoters in Poultry

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Antimicrobial potential of bacteriocins in poultry and swine production

The routine use of antibiotics in agriculture has contributed to an increase in drug-resistant bacterial pathogens in animals that can potentially be transmitted to humans. In 2000, the World Health Organization identified resistance to antibiotics as one of the most significant global threats to public health and recommended that the use of antibiotics as additives in animal feed be phased out...

Antibiotic Growth Promoters in Poultry, and their Potential Alternatives

Role of Growth Promotants in Poultry and Swine Feed

Feed producers are faced with choosing from a myriad of growth promoting substances all claimed to improve performance and have some advantage over competitive products. In most cases, these products are "nonnutritional" and contain nothing that contributes directly toward meeting the animals requirement for nutrients. Yet, many have been confirmed to be highly cost-effective when added to feed...