The growth-promoting effects of two dietary acidifiers based on formic acid were studied with 320 fattening pigs from ca 2 kg to ca 05 kg of body weight. The sorbate-coated formic acid contained formic acid and ammonium formate which were absorbed in diatomaceous earth and coated with potassium sorbate. The investigated liquid blend contained formic and lactic acids as the major components. The...

Comparison of the Nutritional Effects Citric Acid-Based Acidifiers Produced with a Commercial Acidifier on Performance, Blood Metabolites, Small Intestine pH Values and Morphology in Broiler Chickens

Poultry litter is a valuable nutrient source for crop production. Successful management to reduce ammonia and its harmful side-effects on poultry and the environment can be aided by the use of litter amendments. In this study, three acidifiers, two biological treatments, one chemical urease inhibitor and two adsorber amendments were added to poultry litter. Chemical, physical and microbiologica...

In recent decades, acidifiers have emerged as viable alternatives to antibiotics in swine diets, in order to stimulate optimal growth performance and prevent various enteric diseases. Antimicrobials have been used for more than 50 years to enhance growth performance and prevent various pig diseases (Gustafson & Bowen, 1997). There is growing public awareness of the relationship between the feed...

In connection with the global demand for safe human food and the production of environmentally friendly aquaculture products, acidifiers are natural organic acids and salts that have received considerable attention as animal-feed additives. The current study was designed to evaluate the effects of potassium diformate (KDF) on the growth performance and immunity of cultured Oreochromis niloticus...

the effects of selko-ph (s; 1 ml/l drinking water); termin-8 (t; 2 kg/ton feed) and neogermicin (n; 2 l/ton feed) on gastrointestinal tract (git) ph, microbial population, ileal digestibility and broiler performance were investigated. the lowest feed intake (fi) was attained by chickens fed diets supplemented with s group in all periods (p

The human population has increased considerably worldwide, including in the Philippines. Aquaculture is one of main food sectors that provides a cheap source protein Changes diet composition aquaculture have brought about concerns regarding certain negative effects at gastrointestinal levels. replacement fish meal with plant considerable proportion majority cultured species led to proliferative...

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...

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect inclusion two acidifiers blend (with different protection levels) on acidification potential in vitro, apparent total tract digestibility diet nutrients, blood metabolites, and average daily gain nursery piglets. Two commercial additives (AC1 AC2) were evaluated. added tested by buffering capacity initial pH vitro. For evaluation metabol...