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Antibiotics

10/21/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Replacing antibiotics in meat production: Feeding pigs probiotics found to improve gut health, nutrient use, growth

The notion that antibiotics are a silver bullet for better health, both for humans and animals, is slowly losing its weight. In meat production, this is reflected in the current restrictions placed on antibiotic growth promoters. In line with the need for ideal alternatives to in-feed antibiotics to fill the gap, scientists from the Mississippi State University and the University of […]

06/30/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Bio-fungicides found to control seed-borne fungi in wheat better than conventional antibiotics

Today’s farmlands aren’t any different from labs, what with all the chemicals and antibiotics found in crops, as well as the staggering amount of synthetic pesticides used in each. Fortunately, researchers from India have found a natural alternative for managing pests without toxic side effects. In the study, which was published in the American Journal of […]

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