The key features of antibiotic alternatives

The use of non-antibiotic growth promoters (NAGPs) has been increasing globally as a result of pressure to maintain a sustainable, whilst cost effective, animal production. Understanding the main aims and challenges of NAGP is key to securing healthy livestock. Ideally, alternatives to AGPs should exert the same beneficial effects as AGPs. Recent findings demonstrate that control of pathogens at subclinical level is only a minor mechanism of AGPs and that reduction of inflammation is indeed the