Monteban® G100 is a feed additive intended for the control of coccidiosis, a debilitating protozoal infection in poultry. In common with a number of other coccidiostats, the additive is due for evaluation to comply with statutory requirements agreed at the EU-level. The European Commission asked the EFSA to evaluate the product Monteban G100 and advise the Commission on its efficacy and safety....

Background & Aim: Feed additives have been widely used to stimulate appetite, improve growth performance and immune system function in livestock nutrition. For many years antibiotics have been used in livestock production to improve growth performance. Following the ban on the use of antibiotic growth promoters in animal feeds in European Union and increasing demand for organic...

A range of feed supplements, including antibiotics, have been commonly used in poultry production to improve health and productivity. Alternative methods are needed to suppress pathogen loads and maintain productivity. As an alternative to antibiotics use, we investigated the ability of biochar, bentonite and zeolite as separate 4% feed additives, to selectively remove pathogens without reducin...

Considering choline (ChCl) as an essential ingredient for animals and that it is administered through feed, we developed an easy, accurate, and sensitive method for its analysis. The method is straightforward, derivatization-free and has no secondary chromatographic interactions. •We demonstrated that the method can be used for quality control for feeds and feed additives containing choline chl...

This article summarizes current experimental knowledge on the efficacy, possible mechanisms and feasibility in the application of phytogenic products as feed additives for food-producing animals. Phytogenic compounds comprise a wide range of plant-derived natural bioactive compounds and essential oils are a major group. Numerous studies have demonstrated that phytogenic compounds have a variety...

A study was conducted with green tea (GT) and biotite to evaluate their effect on broiler growth, meat quality, and the development of internal organs. A total of 210 Ross day old chicks (DOC) were distributed to 6 dietary feed additive groups having 5 treatments with 7 chicks in each group. The groups were control (basal), antibiotic (basal + 30 ppm oxytetracycline), GT (0.5 and 1.0% with basa...

Enzymes are widely used in the food industry. Their use as a supplement to raw material for animal feed is current research topic. Although there several studies on application of enzyme additives industry, it necessary search new enzymes, well utilize bioinformatics tools design specific enzymes that work certain environmental conditions and substrates. This will allow improvement productive p...

Our research in the field of developing formula feed mixtures with inclusion probiotic strains is relevant and demand. This due to current consumer trends on environmental friendliness organic nature livestock poultry products produced. The authors have developed basic principles underlying modeling additive formulations. However, introduction viable cells beneficial microorganisms (probiotics)...