Industry acronyms and terminology 

Animal rearing industry is very fast passed, with the new trends, regulations, management, and scientific developments coming up every day it’s not always easy to keep up with the terminology and/or acronyms. 

Especially when working on global levels, what may sound familiar to some may not be so clear to others. 

Having this in mind we thought that it would be a good idea to start our posts by clarifying the meaning of some of the most commonly used words/names. 

That will also help for a full understanding of the articles we will continuously publish. 

So, what do they mean? 

 

AGP – Antibiotic (Antimicrobial) growth promoter 

Describing any drug which could be used as subtherapeutic dose to inhibit or destroy bacteria

NAGP – Non-Antibiotic growth promoter (NAGP):

Viable diverse alternatives to AGP, which some aims to relieve metabolic inflammation, reduce oxidative stress, and some, positively influence the beneficial microflora of the intestinal channel

STA – Subtherapeutic

“One Health” –  The  “One Health” concept in a few words, it summarised the idea that human and animal health are interdependent and bound to the health of the ecosystems in which they exist.

Low concentration of Antibiotics using to improve feed efficacy and suppress diseases

ASF – Animal Source Foods 

Many food items that come from animal sources.

PFAs – Phytogenic Feed Additives also known as Phytobiotics 

Plant-derived products used in feed to potentially improve animal performance

Pathogenicity 

Refers to the ability of an organism to cause disease

Synbiotics 

Combination of probiotics and prebiotics 

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