The beneficial health roles of dietary polyphenols in preventing oxidative stress related
chronic diseases have been subjected to intense investigation over the last two decades. As …

Excessive use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria that are
a serious threat to human health. There is a need to develop efficient antibacterial agents to …

There are heightened concerns globally on emerging drug-resistant superbugs and the lack
of new antibiotics for treating human and animal diseases. For the agricultural industry, there …

In line with the substantial increase in the broiler industry worldwide, Clostridium perfringens-
induced necrotic enteritis (NE) became a continuous challenge leading to high economic …

Tannins are natural phenolic compounds that are widespread and almost ubiquitous in the
vegetal world. They can be found in fruit, wood and bark of trees, and many types of wild …

During recent decades, consumers have been continuously moving towards the substitution
of synthetic ingredients of the food industry by natural products, obtained from vegetal …

A healthy gut microbiota (GM) is paramount for a healthy lifestyle. Alterations of the GM have
been involved in the aetiology of several chronic diseases, including obesity and type 2 …

EFSA and EMA have jointly reviewed measures taken in the EU to reduce the need for and
use of antimicrobials in food‐producing animals, and the resultant impacts on antimicrobial …

In addition to a multifactorial etiology of nutritional, social and environmental stressors, post-
weaning diarrhea (PWD) in pigs is often related to infection with specific pathogens such as …

Antibiotics have been included in the formulation of feed for livestock production for more
than 40 years as a strategy to improve feed conversion rates and to reduce costs. The use of …