South Africa In South Africa, the regulations on the registration and use of feed additrives, are legally controlled under the FERTILIZERS, FARM FEEDS, AGRICULTURAL REMEDIES AND STOCK REMEDIES ACT, 1947 (ACT NO. 36 OF 1947) REGULATIONS RELATING TO FARM...
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17.3. Practices in the use of performance stimulants
Beef Cattle The beef industry is the major user of feed additives and hormone implants. Feed additives effectively improve production levels, efficiency and animal heath. The primary effects of using feed additives are: Increased feed efficiency and average...
17.2. Kinds of Additives
Antimicrobial drugs (antibiotics) Antimicrobial drugs are antibiotics and chemotherapeutic compounds that are used to kill, or slow down the growth of some kinds of microorganisms. It is used as feed additives in livestock and poultry feeds. ...
17.1. Definitions and Terms to understand
Feed additives are specific calculated additional nutrients such as protein, energy, minerals and vitamins added to natural feed to supplement the shortage of nutrient requirements not available in natural roughage. The purpouse is of feed additives are to: Improve...
16.13. Study Groups
One of the major crises in agriculture today is the lack of sufficient economical information. What complicates it more is the fact that agricultural information varies seasonally as well as from region to region. This is why economic advisory services for the...