Antibiotic Alternatives in Poultry and Fish Feed

Your Guide to Antibiotic Alternatives in Poultry and Fish Feed

This handbook focuses on the use of antibiotic alternatives in poultry and fish feed. Chapters in the book cover a range of natural ingredients in feed and the impacts of these natural feed additives on the growth, production, reproduction, and health status of poultry and fish. All chapters give a holistic approach to how organic feed additives can positively impact animal health and production.

Key Features

• Expert Contributions: The book presents 13 chapters contributed by 38 experts and scientists of animal, poultry and fish nutrition, poultry and fish physiology, toxicology, pharmacology, and pathology.
• Natural Ingredients: It highlights the significance of herbal plants and their extracts, as well as other natural additives.
• Special Ingredients: It covers the effects of special ingredients such as immunomodulators, antimicrobial peptides, and probiotics.
• Updated Perspective: It provides an updated perspective on the use of additives in the poultry and fish industry as growth promoters and their role in developing bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
• Broad Species Coverage: It covers the main poultry species, including egg-laying hens, quails, geese, ducks, and turkey, as well as commercial fish.
• Broad Audience: This book will be useful for poultry and fish keepers and researchers in animal nutrition, pharmacology, and veterinary sciences. Professionals involved in the poultry and fish feed industry will also find the information useful for product development.