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This book offers a comprehensive collection of cutting-edge research on feed additives for a sustainable animal production, including insects and aquaculture. In five clearly structured sections, the sources of feed additives, details on their biochemistry, feed security as well as specific applications for individual farm animal species, livestock health and product characteristics (meat, milk and eggs) find attention. International expert authors provide a full description on the use of aromatic plants, extracts and essential oils as feed additives alone or in combination with functional feeds of different categories.

Readers will explore the potential of feed additives to tackle environmental issues. Practical examples include the use of local feedstuffs in combination with herbal additives and enzymes. Emphasis is placed on the consequences of using local feed sources versus imported feedstuffs on global warming potential, primary energy use, nutrient excretion and the feed additive influence on lessening the pollution from animal operations. The results presented will support realization of the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 12 which stands for Responsible Consumption and Production worldwide.

The use of novel and different feed additives can be an important tool to enhance sustainability, support productivity, and match increased food demands around the globe. Animal production depends on feed efficiency to sustain growth and profitability. Along these lines, the present volume is an essential reading for all future-oriented veterinarians, animal nutritionists, agricultural scientists, and moreover the feed, food and plant industry. 

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This book offers a comprehensive collection of cutting-edge research on feed additives for a sustainable animal production, including insects and aquaculture. In five clearly structured sections, the sources of feed additives, details on their biochemistry, feed security as well as specific applications for individual farm animal species, livestock health and product characteristics (meat, milk and eggs) find attention. International expert authors provide a full description on the use of aromatic plants, extracts and essential oils as feed additives alone or in combination with functional feeds of different categories.

Readers will explore the potential of feed additives to tackle environmental issues. Practical examples include the use of local feedstuffs in combination with herbal additives and enzymes. Emphasis is placed on the consequences of using local feed sources versus imported feedstuffs on global warming potential, primary energy use, nutrient excretion and the feedadditive influence on lessening the pollution from animal operations. The results presented will support realization of the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDG 12 which stands for Responsible Consumption and Production worldwide.

The use of novel and different feed additives can be an important tool to enhance sustainability, support productivity, and match increased food demands around the globe. Animal production depends on feed efficiency to sustain growth and profitability. Along these lines, the present volume is an essential reading for all future-oriented veterinarians, animal nutritionists, agricultural scientists, and moreover the feed, food and plant industry. 

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Table of Contents:

Part I. Introductory Chapters and Historical Abstract.- Feed Additives to Ensure Sustainability.- Feed Additives, Their Role and Technological Properties.- Food Additives as Functional Ingredients in Food Products.- History of Feed Additives.- Part II. Sources and Types of Feed Additives.- Enzymes as Feed Additives.- Medicinal and Aromatic Plants as a Source of Potential Feed and Food Additives.- The Role of Insects in Novel Sustainable Animal Production Systems.- Probiotics, Prebiotics, Paraprobiotics, Postbiotics.- Novel Plant Extracts as Food Additives.- The Use of Feed and Food Additives in USA.- Part III: Biochemistry and General Effects.- The Effects of Feed Additives on Farm Animals under Heat Stress Conditions.- Feed Additives as Antiviral Agents.- Food and Feed Additives to Counteract Mycotoxin Toxicity in Human and Animals.- Part IV. Specific Applications in Livestock by Animal Groups.- Plant-Based Feed Additives for Livestockand Poultry in Southern Africa.- Plant-Based Feed Additives for Livestock and Poultry in Southern Africa.- Feed Additives to Combat Intestinal Diseases in Antibiotic Free Poultry Farming.- The Effects of Feed Additives on the Immune System of Poultry.- Application of Aromatic Plants and Their Extracts in Livestock.- Improving the Sustainability of Laying Hen Production Using Plant-Based Feed Additives.- Application of Feed Additives in the Diets of Turkeys.- Effect of Phytochemical Feed Additives on Health Status, Milk Yield and Quality Characteristics in Ruminants.- Feed Additives as Dietary Tools to Improve Welfare Status in Ruminants.- Application of Feed Additives to Improve Pork Meat Quality.- Feed additives, as Dietary Tools to Support Gut Health of Pigs.- Feed Additives as Immune Boosting Factors in Swine Health.- Probiotics as Feed Additives in Monogastric Animals.- Feed Additives for Insect Production.- Feed Additives in Aquaculture.- Certain Major Diseases Having Nutritional Disorders in Their Etiology and Economic Importance in Horses.- Feed Additives in Rabbit Nutrition to Ensure Sustainability.- Part V: Analytical Methods, Future Outlook and Perspectives.- Modern Applications in the Determination of Food and Feed Additives.- Antimicrobials as Feed and Food Additives, Their Technological Properties and Perspectives.- Feed Additives and Future Perspectives.

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