Poultry feed formulation in an antibiotic free era

Nowadays, our livestock can be seen as Olympic athletes and the question is how to keep high productive livestock healthy. Feed plays a major role in the well-being of animals and in the reduction of antibiotic use. The use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) in animal feed, banned in the EU since 2006, has a positive effect on production performance. Mainly feed efficiency (feed conversion ratio or FCR) is improved. Since AGPs have little or no effect in germ-free animals, the presence of