Alternatives to antibiotics as growth promoters in pigs

Abstract: AGP’s have been a sensitive issue for some time and there has been a developing controversy surrounding the use of antibiotics as growth promoters for food animals. A review by Philip A Thacker tackles this subject. In the past two decades, an intensive amount of research has been focused on the development of alternatives to antibiotics to maintain swine health and performance. The most widely researched alternatives include probiotics, prebiotics, acidifiers, plant extracts and neu