Demedication inspired by nature…CCPA’s way

10-01-2022 | |
Harnessing the power of nature can offer a solution to reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock. Photo: Sandra Cunningham
Harnessing the power of nature can offer a solution to reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock. Photo: Sandra Cunningham
CCPA nutritionists unearth forgotten natural ingredients to pave the way for antibiotic reduction. Mickael Huffman of the University of Kyoto demonstrated 20 years ago that 22% of what wild chimpanzees eat has no strict nutritional action but pharmacological effects induced by secondary metabolites of the plants consumed. Wild animals can select plants with antispasmodic effect when they experience gastrointestinal pain, sexual stimulating plants during reproduction periods or even anxiolytic


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