Feed/Food Additives

Definition of Non-nutritive

any compound added to the diet for reasons other than to supply nutrients

Definition of Drugs

substances intended for use in treatment or prevention of disease; required by FDA approval

What type of feed additives are flavors, buffers, organic acids, antioxidants, enzymes, probiotics, and prebiotics?

non-regulated

What type of feed additives are antibiotics, ionophores, hormones, anthelmintics, beta-agonist, and coccidiostats?

regulated

Oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, and tylosin are common antibiotics for which livestock(s)?

swine, beef cattle, poultry

What are the causes of acidosis? (2)

changing diet too rapidly, >90% grain diet

Why are flavors used?

to improve feed intake

What are the functions of flavors? (3)

uniformity of taste, mask foul odors, improve palatability

What are often labeled as a class of antibiotics that allows ions to move through cell membranes of gram-positive bacteria

ionophores

Definition of Probiotics

specific microbial cultures that increase the populations of “good bacteria” in the gut

Definition of Prebiotics

non-digestible food ingredient that stimulate the growth and/or activity of bacteria in the digestive system in ways claimed to be beneficial to health