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Alternatives to antibiotics as growth promoters for use in swine production

Edited by: Prof Phil Thacker
for Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

In the past two decades, an intensive amount of research has been focused on the development of alternatives to antibiotics to maintain swine health and performance. The most widely researched alternatives include probiotics, prebiotics, spray dried plasma, and neutraceuticals such as copper and zinc. Since these additives have been more than adequately covered in previous reviews, the focus of this special edition will be on less traditional alternatives. The potential of antimicrobial peptides, clay minerals, egg yolk antibodies, essential oils, bacteriophages, fermented feeds, organic acids, and lysozyme are discussed.

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    Authors: Mocherla V A N Suiryanrayna and J V Ramana
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2015 6:45
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  2. In recent years, the use of in-feed antibiotics for growth and disease prevention in livestock production has been under severe scrutiny. The use and misuse of in-feed antibiotics has led to problems with drug...

    Authors: Xiaoyu Li, Lili Wang, Yuhong Zhen, Shuying Li and Yongping Xu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2015 6:40
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  3. In recent years, the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria has become a global concern which has prompted research into the development of alternative disease control strategies for the swine industry. ...

    Authors: Jiancheng Zhang, Zhen Li, Zhenhui Cao, Lili Wang, Xiaoyu Li, Shuying Li and Yongping Xu
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2015 6:39
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  4. Clays are crystalline, hydrated aluminosilicate molecules composed of alkali and alkaline earth cations along with small amounts of various other elements. The best-known are montmorillonite, smectite, illite,...

    Authors: Mohana Devi Subramaniam and In Ho Kim
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2015 6:38
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  6. With the widespread ban on the use of antibiotics in swine feed, alternative measures need to be sought to maintain swine health and performance. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are part of the nonspecific defen...

    Authors: Hao Xiao, Fangyuan Shao, Miaomiao Wu, Wenkai Ren, Xia Xiong, Bie Tan and Yulong Yin
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2015 6:19
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  7. Probiotics are living microorganisms that provide a wide variety of health benefits to the host when ingested in adequate amounts. The bacterial strains most frequently used as probiotic agents are lactic acid...

    Authors: Chengli Hou, Xiangfang Zeng, Fengjuan Yang, Hong Liu and Shiyan Qiao
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2015 6:14
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  8. This paper summarizes the current knowledge regarding the possible modes of action and nutritional factors involved in the use of essential oils (EOs) for swine and poultry. EOs have recently attracted increas...

    Authors: Zhaikai Zeng, Sai Zhang, Hongliang Wang and Xiangshu Piao
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2015 6:7
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    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2020 11:50

  9. Fermented liquid feed is feed that has been mixed with water at a ratio ranging from 1:1.5 to 1:4. By mixing with water, lactic acid bacteria and yeasts naturally occurring in the feed proliferate and produce ...

    Authors: Joris AM Missotten, Joris Michiels, Jeroen Degroote and Stefaan De Smet
    Citation: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2015 6:4
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