Organic Feed Additives for Livestock
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Mahmoud Alagawany, Sobhy Sallam, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 5 1 0 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 5 1 1 - 8
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Request a sales quoteFeed additives (natural or synthetic) are formulations added to livestock rations to improve growth rates, reproductive and productive traits, feed efficiency, ruminal fermentation profiles, methane mitigation, digestion and absorption of nutrients, immunity, and overall health of the animal. Organic Feed Additives for Livestock will focus on the beneficial effects of organic feed additives and on food animals, including ruminants, poultry, fish, and more. It will also explore how these feed additives can benefit food animal production, reproduction, and health. Each chapter will cover the significance of an organic feed supplement, especially as an alternative to synthetic growth promoters, with topics including medicinal plants, cold pressed and essential oils, natural antioxidants, emulsifiers, acidifiers and organic acids, fibrolytic enzymes, organic minerals, probiotics, macro- and microalgae, organic nanoparticles, yeast and its derivatives, and bee pollen.
Contributed by a range of livestock and aquaculture specialists from around the world, this book takes a holistic approach to explore how organic additives offer an efficient strategy to improve livestock productivity and health. This reference is an excellent resource for researchers and graduate students interested in animal agriculture, as well as veterinarians, animal nutritionists and breeders, and other livestock specialists. It will allow experts to stay up to date on organic options for livestock and serve as a starting point in generating new research ideas.
- Summarizes the latest developments in organic livestock nutrition
- Describes the importance of organic and natural feed supplements in production of the healthy food for livestock
- Contributed by a range of livestock and aquaculture specialists all around the world
- Offers natural and nutritionally beneficial alternatives to antibiotics and synthetic growth promoters
Researchers and graduate students interested in animal agriculture, Veterinarians, animal nutritionists, animal breeders, and other livestock specialists
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Chapter 1. Phytobiotics and their application in poultry and aquaculture industry
- Abstract
- Background
- Phenolic compounds
- Terpenes
- Alkaloids
- Use of phytobiotics in poultry nutrition
- Effect of phytobiotics on blood biochemistry
- Antioxidant and antiinflammatory action of phytobiotics
- Effect of phytobiotics on blood hematology
- Influence of phytobiotics on gut function and morphology
- Effect of phytobiotics on immune response in broilers
- Phytobiotics in aquaculture production
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2. Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics in animal and poultry nutrition
- Abstract
- Background
- What are probiotics?
- Sources of probiotics
- Probiotics mechanisms of action
- Probiotics categorization
- Probiotics’ beneficial applications
- Safety of probiotic strains
- Implications and concerns
- Prebiotics’ historical insights for enhancing poultry production
- Prebiotics used in laying hens and broilers’ diet
- Mode of action of prebiotics in poultry nutrition
- Prebiotics that help increase poultry production
- Galacto-oligosaccharides
- Enrichment with yeasts
- Mannan-oligosaccharides
- Dietary fiber sources and indigestible carbohydrates
- Effects of prebiotics on avian gut physiology
- Prebiotics’ effects on the gut’s physiology and composition
- Effects of prebiotics on immune function and intestinal morphology
- Prebiotics and host nutritional benefits
- Nutritional aspects influencing prebiotics’ effectiveness
- Prebiotics’ disadvantages related to the health and performance of birds
- Synbiotics
- The role of synbiotics in physiology of digestion
- Synbiotics’ function in the development of poultry
- Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 3. Acidifiers and organic acids in livestock nutrition and health
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Inorganic acids
- Organic acids
- Conclusions and futuristic perspective
- References
- Chapter 4. Natural antioxidants in farm animals: an eco-friendly tool for improving fertility
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Redox reactions and homeostasis
- Major classes of phytogenic antioxidants and modes of action
- Effects of phytogenic antioxidants on male fertility
- Effects of phytogenic antioxidants on female fertility
- New trends for manipulation of phytogenic antioxidants
- Hazards and precautions
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5. Emulsifiers and their applications in farm animals
- Abstract
- Background
- Lipotropic factors description
- Effect of lipotropic factors (lecithin) growth performance
- Effect of supplementing dietary bile acids on body weight changes
- Effect of lipotropic factors on some blood parameters
- Effect of dietary bile acids supplementation on some blood biochemical changes and immune response
- Effect of lipotropic factors on carcass quality
- Impact of dietary bile acids enrichment on the intestinal morphology and characteristics of carcass
- Effect of lipotropic factors on intestinal histopathology of poultry
- Effect of lipotropic factors on immune response
- Effect of lipotropic factors on gene expression
- Effect of lipotropic factors on egg production and quality
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6. Bee pollen, from the flower to the harvest, and its potential therapeutic properties
- Abstract
- The function of pollen and propolis in nature
- Pollen and bees propolis
- How bees collect propolis
- The use of propolis in the beehive
- Quality and variety of bee pollen and propolis
- Propolis sampling technique
- Conservative processes
- Composition
- Nutraceutic and curative properties of pollen and propolis
- Conclusion
- Conflict of interest statement
- Consent of publication
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 7. Use of macro- and microalgae in animal nutrition
- Abstract
- Introduction
- General aspects of algae: classification, cultivation systems, harvesting
- Classification
- Microalgae classification
- Cultivation systems of algae
- Open ponds (outdoor ponds)
- Photobioreactors
- Harvesting
- Nutritional values
- Nutritional values of microalgae
- Effective materials in algae and their importance
- Examples of some algae
- Algae and economic aspects in animal diets
- Using microalgae in poultry feed
- Algae harmful and toxins
- References
- Chapter 8. The use of bile acids supplement in poultry feed
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Growth performance
- Carcass attributes and meat quality
- Hematological and biochemical parameters
- Intestinal morphology and health status
- Future perspectives
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9. Nanoclay in animal diets: properties, structure, applications, and toxicity
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Physical properties of nanoclays
- Structural features of nanoclays
- Effect of nanoclays on animal productivity
- Effect of nanoclays on animal health
- Nanoclay’s toxicity
- References
- Chapter 10. Antibiotic and antimicrobial feed additives
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Conclusion
- Conflict of interest statement
- Consent of Publication
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 11. Methyl donors and their roles in poultry nutrition
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Types and sources of methyl donors
- Essential methyl donors for poultry
- Balancing methionine, choline, and betaine levels
- Environmental factors affecting methyl donor utilization
- Technological advancements and their impact on methyl donor supplementation
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12. Fibrolytic enzymes in animal and fish nutrition
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Characteristics of fiber in feedstuffs
- Exogenous enzymes: types and sources
- Mode of action of exogenous enzymes
- Nonruminants
- Zoo-technical responses to enzyme addition
- Ruminants
- Effect on dry matter intake and digestibility
- Effects on lactational performance
- Effects on growth performance
- Other effects
- Nonruminants
- Aquaculture
- Economic implications
- Practical considerations
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 13. Yeast and its derivatives in animal and fish nutrition
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Yeast as probiotics for fish
- Yeast as immunostimulants for fish
- Mechanism of yeasts as immunostimulants
- Yeast impact on growth performance of fish
- Yeast impact on gut health of fish
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 14. Chelates and organic minerals
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The role of chelates and organic minerals in animal nutrition
- Mineral digestion and utilization
- Application of chelates and organic minerals in animal nutrition
- Effects of minerals on milk production and composition
- Role of chelates in stress resistance and immune function
- Role of chelates in digestive health and gut microbiota
- Role of chelates on reproductive performance and health of animals
- Effects of chelates on growth performance of monogastric animals
- Recent applications of chelates and organic minerals for human benefits
- Use of manganese in drug development
- Use of chelates as a promising method for food fortification
- Use of iron as chelating mineral for treatment of various diseases
- Chelates as antioxidants
- Role of chelates in heavy metal detoxification
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 15. Shedding light on developments in finfish nutrition
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Applications of nutritional biotechnology in aquaculture
- Programming the fish through nutrition
- Fish nutritional requirements and application of biotechnology
- Feed additives
- Applications of biotechnology in hatcheries
- Nanobiotechnology
- Funding
- Declaration of competing interest
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 284
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443135101
- eBook ISBN: 9780443135118
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Mahmoud Alagawany
Dr. Mahmoud Alagawany is a Professor of Poultry Nutrition and Physiology at Zagazig University. His research interests include feed additives; metabolism, traditional and untraditional feeds, herbal plants, immunity, synthetic and natural additives, and feed formulation and feed manufacturing. According to the Stanford University classification, his name was included in the list of Top 2% of influential scientists in biological sciences for the years 2020 and 2021 as well. Dr. Alagawany was awarded the State Encouragement Prize in Agricultural Sciences in 2018. Dr. Alagawany is an editor of three published books. Alagawany is editor in Chief for the journal of Afro-Asian journal of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. Also, he is an associate editor of Frontiers in Physiology and Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia. He is a member of the Editorial Board of many international journals such as Revista Electronica De Veterinaria, Advances in Animal and Veterinary Science, Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, and Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Poultry Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, EgyptSS
Sobhy Sallam
Dr. Sobhy Sallam is a Professor of Animal Nutritition, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University. His research interests include the ecological and biochemical function of rumen microorganisms, methane emission in ruminants (mitigation and adaptation), manipulation of rumen microorganisms using different natural and synthetic feed additives, alternative feed resources for ruminant nutrition, interactions among nutrition, reproduction, environment, and genetics in ruminants, and nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics in farm animals.
Dr. Sallam was awarded the scientific distinguishment prize of Alexandria University 2021 and Alexandria University award for the scientific encouragement 2009. He was former Vice Dean for Community Service and Environment Development of the Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University (2015-2022). Dr. Sallam is member of the Livestock and Fisheries Research Development Council of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology and a member of Animal Production Promotion committee. He is participating in many research projects as PI, Co-PI and consultant locally and international.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Animal Nutrition, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EgyptMA
Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack
Dr. Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Assistant Professor of Poultry Nutrition, obtained his Bachelor's degree in 2007, Master's Degree in 2011 and PhD in 2015. Dr. Abd El-Hack was awarded the State Encouragement Prize in Agricultural Sciences in 2018. He also received the Medal of Excellence of the First Class from the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt in 2020. In addition to receiving international awards like Altech Young Scientist Award from USA. According to the Stanford University classification, his name was included in the list of Top 2% of influential scientists in biological sciences for the years 2020 and 2021 as well. Dr. Abd El-Hack's research focuses on organic poultry production by using natural alternatives to antibiotics in feeds to produce safe and healthy food from poultry meat and eggs. The research is also concerned with trying to use alternative feed materials from various agricultural wastes. This trend positively impacts the environment and the economics of poultry production in Egypt. Dr. Abd El-Hack is an editor of three published books. He also acts as an editorial board member for many journals and as a guest editor in others.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Poultry Nutrition, Zagazig University, Zagazig, EgyptRead Organic Feed Additives for Livestock on ScienceDirect