Alternatives of Antibiotic Growth Promoters in Poultry Production : Guide to Feed Additives in Poultry

ISBN-13: 9783659262562 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 144 str.

Pankaj Kumar Singh

Opis

Modern poultry production has achieved phenomenal gains. To achieve better efficiency, poultry is raised under intensive production system in densely populated flocks leading to stress. Under such circumstances, antimicrobial feed additives are often used to suppress harmful microorganism in the poultry to improve growth and fee efficiency. Unfortunately, antibiotic growth promoters have favored antibiotic residual effects in food chain and the development of drug resistant bacteria. Concerns about development of antimicrobial resistance and about transference of antibiotic resistance genes from animal to human microbiota, led to search of alternatives of antibiotics growth promoters. Alternative of antibiotic growth promoters are probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids, bacteriiphage, hen egg antibodies and phytogenic additives. They all in majority of cases demonstrate positive effect on health and performance of poultry. This book deals with the use of antibiotic, probiotic, prebiotic, organic acid and some other feed additives in sustainable poultry production.

O autorze

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Assistant Professor (Animal Nutrition), Veterinary College, Patna is actively engaged in animal nutrition research, teaching and extension for last 10 years. He has worked on different feed additives and published 42 research papers, 30 technical articles and 10 chapters in books. He has received many awards and honors.