Benefits and inputs from lactic acid bacteria and their bacteriocins as alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters during food-animal production

N Vieco-Saiz, Y Belguesmia, R Raspoet… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Resistance to antibiotics is escalating and threatening humans and animals worldwide.
Different countries have legislated or promoted the ban of antibiotics as growth promoters in …

Alternatives to antibiotics for maximizing growth performance and feed efficiency in poultry: a review

U Gadde, WH Kim, ST Oh, HS Lillehoj - Animal health research …, 2017 - cambridge.org
With the increase in regulations regarding the use of antibiotic growth promoters and the rise
in consumer demand for poultry products from 'Raised Without Antibiotics' or 'No Antibiotics …

Using probiotics to improve swine gut health and nutrient utilization

SF Liao, M Nyachoti - Animal nutrition, 2017 - Elsevier
To maintain a healthy gut is definitely key for a pig to digest and absorb dietary nutrients
efficiently. A balanced microbiota (ie, a healthy micro-ecosystem) is an indispensable …

Agriculture and food animals as a source of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria

V Economou, P Gousia - Infection and drug resistance, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
One of the major breakthroughs in the history of medicine is undoubtedly the discovery of
antibiotics. Their use in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine has resulted in healthier …

Antibiotic alternatives: the substitution of antibiotics in animal husbandry?

G Cheng, H Hao, S Xie, X Wang, M Dai… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
It is a common practice for decades to use of sub-therapeutic dose of antibiotics in food-
animal feeds to prevent animals from diseases and to improve production performance in …

Vaccines as alternatives to antibiotics for food producing animals. Part 2: new approaches and potential solutions

K Hoelzer, L Bielke, DP Blake, E Cox, SM Cutting… - Veterinary …, 2018 - Springer
Vaccines and other alternative products are central to the future success of animal
agriculture because they can help minimize the need for antibiotics by preventing and …

Framing the future with bacteriophages in agriculture

A Svircev, D Roach, A Castle - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
The ability of agriculture to continually provide food to a growing world population is of
crucial importance. Bacterial diseases of plants and animals have continually reduced …

Antibiotics in Canadian poultry productions and anticipated alternatives

MS Diarra, F Malouin - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The use of antibiotics in food-producing animals has significantly increased animal health by
lowering mortality and the incidence of diseases. Antibiotics also have largely contributed to …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative efficacy of postbiotic, probiotic, and antibiotic against necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens

WA Abd El-Ghany, MA Abdel-Latif, F Hosny… - Poultry Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Prevention of necrotic enteritis (NE), caused by Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens), is
one of the most important goals to improve the profitability of broiler chickens. This work …

Potential of Bacillus velezensis as a probiotic in animal feed: a review

F Khalid, A Khalid, Y Fu, Q Hu, Y Zheng, S Khan… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Bacillus velezensis is a plant growth-promoting bacterium that can also inhibit plant
pathogens. However, based on its properties, it is emerging as a probiotic in animal feed …