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Health & Welfare
Organic acids potential replacement for antibiotic treatments of tilapia
Dietary organic acids can exert antimicrobial effects and benefit growth, nutrient utilization and other health parameters in tilapia.
Health & Welfare
A feeding trial measured growth, nutrient utilization and faecal/gut bacterial counts in triplicate groups of red hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis sp.). Study results show that dietary organic acids can potentially replace OTC as a growth promoter and anti-microbial in tilapia feeds.
Health & Welfare
Dietary organic acids can exert antimicrobial effects and benefit growth, nutrient utilization and other health parameters in tilapia.