Advances in Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences · Vol. 4, No. 2 · 2018 · pp. e1–e3 · e-ISSN 2377-8350

Phytogenics as an Alternative to Antibiotics: Chemical Mechanism behind Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils

Alison Ferver, Sami Dridi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17140/aftnsoj-3-e012 · Published 2018-10-11 · Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 · © 2018 The Author(s)

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Abstract

Since the 1950s, antibiotics have been the “silver bullet” for the treatment of diseases in both the medical and livestock indus-tries. The use of subtherapeutic antibiotics in broilers not only prevents disease outbreaks but also increases meat yield and feed conversion.

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