Plant extracts popular in poultry diets

08-02-2008 | |

Since the Jan 2006 EU ban on antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in animal feeds, the use of plant extracts and essential oils (‘extracts’) as AGP-alternatives has risen.

The use of these plant extracts and essenial oild has risen from an EU average of 55% in 2005 to 70% in poultry feeds. Outside the EU, the corresponding usage now is 61% in poultry.
The figures come from a survey of 94 feed manufacturers in 13 countries, seven in the EU and six non-EU, carried out by the specialist ingredients manufacturer Pancosma. It found 76% of participants said they believed extracts would become more important in the future.
Broiler diets
In broiler feeds, extracts outrank all other AGP-replacers, while in other poultry feeds they are a close second to organic acids. Of all manufacturers using extracts in poultry feeds, 92% use them for broilers, 42% layers, 32% turkeys and 30% for breeders.
 
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