Abstract
The organic food animal industry is looking for alternatives to antibiotics to maintain intestinal health, reduce animal production's impact on the environment, and allow for the economical production of animal food products. This includes prevention of necrotic enteritis in poultry, postweaning diarrhea in pigs, digestive upsets of rabbits, and reduction in methane production in ruminants. Alternatives discussed include organic acids, antimicrobial peptides, and botanicals.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Organic Meat Production and Processing |
Pages | 351-378 |
Number of pages | 28 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 20 2012 |
Keywords
- Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)
- Botanicals
- Gut health
- Organic acids
- Phytogenic compounds
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences