![Article image for Aiding gut health with a natural growth promotor](https://debug.globalseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/GONCALVES-Pic-2.jpg)
Health & Welfare
Aiding gut health with a natural growth promotor
A study with Nile tilapia conducted in commercial production cages in Brazil showed the potential – in the absence of major disease threats – of a commercial, natural growth promotor that modulates the microbiota (inhibiting growth of pathogenic bacteria and promoting growth of beneficial bacteria) and inhibits quorum sensing.