Gut Health and Organic Acids, Antimicrobial Peptides, and Botanicals as Natural Feed Additives

Jacqueline Jacob, Anthony Pescatore

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4 Scopus citations

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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOrganic Meat Production and Processing
Pages351-378
Number of pages28
DOIs
StatePublished - 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

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