The use of natural feed additives as alternatives for an antibiotic growth promoter in broiler diets
The use of natural feed additives as alternatives for an antibiotic growth promoter in broiler diets
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DOI:
10.1080/713655288
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发表时间:
2003-03-01
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2
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Suiçmez, M
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作者:
Demir, E;Sarica, S;Suiçmez, M
Antimicrobial compounds are commonly included in poultry diets for promotion of growth and control of diseases. The European Union has banned feed grade antibiotic growth promoters, because of the risk of possible drug resistance in human pathogenic bacteria, and only two antimicrobial growth promoters are planned to remain in use (Shane, 2001). Feeds containing no chemical additives are increasingly used in poultry nutrition. In many countries, efforts are being made to ban all types of antibiotic growth promoters. For this reason, herbs and natural feed additives are being investigated as natural sources biologically important substances. Gou et al.(2000) have demonstrated that herbs and herbal products have a positive effect on broiler growth performance. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of 5 herbal natural feed additives as alternatives for a antimicrobial growth promoter on the growth performance and some plasma and intestinal traits in broiler chickens. In the experiment, 72 d-old female broiler chicks were randomly assigned to 6 groups each