Natural feed additives, including micro fused essential oils (MEO), probiotics (e.g., Lactobacillus reuteri; LR), and plant-derived supplements such as seaweed, are increasingly explored as alternatives to antibiotics in ruminant production. These additives have been associated with improvements in growth performance...
Aslam Abubakari, A. Shahat, Ivory Smith et al.· Journal of Animal Science· 0 citations
The feedlot receiving period is a critical phase in beef cattle production characterized by nutritional, environmental, and immunological stressors that can impair growth performance and metabolic homeostasis. Microbial additives containing a blend of probiotics and prebiotics are increasingly used as non-antibiotic...
M. Idowu, A. O. Ajiboye, G. Taiwo et al.· Journal of Animal Science· 0 citations
This study investigated the effects of dried Ascophyllum seaweed supplementation on growth performance and plasma metabolomics in sheep. Eighteen crossbred Katahdin ewes of approximately (average BW = 25 ± 0.73 kg) were randomly assigned to either an unsupplemented basal diet (CON; n = 9) or a basal diet supplemented...
Ken'derrian Pate, Yariana Woody, Ivory Smith et al.· Journal of Animal Science· 0 citations
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