Scientists, experts and pig producers from around the world exchanged ideas, experience and insights in the use of eubiotics in the global feed industry. DSM hosted the first-ever Eubiotics Focus Group meeting at the Alumni Center of Kansas State University, Manhattan, from April 16–19.
A Global Exchange of Ideas on Eubiotics in Swine, focused on replacing in-feed antibiotic growth promoters with alternative feed additives such as organic acids, essential oils and probiotics—collectively known as eubiotics.
Eubiotics - a term which comes from the Greek word eubiosis refers to a good balance of micro flora in the gastro-intestinal tract. Eubiotic products support the health and growth of livestock by positively modulating their gut flora. Their benefits have been demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo.
Participants of A Global Exchange of Ideas on Eubiotics in Swine gathered with the common aim of finding effective solutions to replace antibiotic growth promoters and reduce the need for the treatment of swine with antibiotics.
Pig producers presented case studies from their own experience, while scientists presented their research findings on topics ranging from the digestibility of nutrients through the effect of the intestinal barrier function on the modulation of metabolic responses to the use of organic acids and probiotics in commercial feeding programs.
