Fermented Animal Protein in Nutrition with Certain Aspects on the Combat of Infectious Diseases in Animals and the Problem of Antibiotics in Scandinavia
1963 Volume 10 Issue 7 Pages 293-298
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1963 Volume 10 Issue 7 Pages 293-298
The author first gives a short review of the present favorable situation regarding the combat of infectious diseases in animals and the veterinary as well as the food hygiene in Scandinavia.
Salmonellosis is, however, one of the most threating conditions and the possibilities of using a certein fermented animal protein as a safeguard and in the combat are discussed.
The fermentation of animal protein was first developed for preservation of fish, fish scraps, blood, slaughtery waste, bananas etc. When the activity of the products against certain bacteria, a such as Salmonella, Coli, Anthrax, Mycobacteria, etc, was discovered by the author, further steps were made for developing a product which also could be used in the combat of these infections.
Fed to pigs, poultry and mink, FAP increased the weight gain, production, and especially health conditions. During fermentation, linoleic and linolenic acid as well as vitamin Big content increased and the pH decreased. These changes could not, however, be evaluated as the main cause of the favorable health conditions obtained when FAP was fed. The fertility and hatchability of eggs from FAP fed hens were higher than in eggs from hens fed with other protein sources.
In the blood of animals fed with FAP, hemoglobin increases and the cholesterol values are lower and r-globulin percentage is higher than in the controls.
The death rate from leucosis has been significantly lower in FAP fed hens than in others and the production of hens suffering from leucosis is increased when FAP is fed.
When animals suffering from Salmonellosis are treated with FAP, infection disappears in 10 days. In swine, FAP acts as a stabiliser of the intestinal microbes and no Clostridia infection appears even when a diet high in protein is fed together with FAP. Some extraneous conditions have been treated successfully with FAP and no allergic conditions whatsoever have appeared.
