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Microbiology: Current Research 2017 | Volume 1, Issue 2
Joint Conference
GLOBAL APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY CONFERENCE
MICROBIAL & BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES
October 18-19, 2017
Toronto, Canada
International Congress on
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Developing a novel green feed additive as alternative to feed antibiotics in poultry
Gayatri Suresh
1
, Satinder Kaur Brar, Antonio Avalos Ramirez
2
, Moussa Diarra
and
Ismail Fliss
4
1
Université du Québec, Canada
2
Centre National en Électrochimie et en Technologie Environnementales Inc., Canada
3
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
4
Université Laval, Canada
A
dministration of antibiotics in animal feed at sub
therapeutic levels has been associated with growth
promotion; however their indiscriminate use has led to a
significant increase in the emergence of drug resistant strains.
Additionally, antibiotics are also being identified as emerging
environmental contaminants. Hence, it has become critical
to develop effective green alternatives to feed antibiotics,
without affecting livestock productivity. In this work, we
propose a novel formulation based on a combinational
approach comprising of a pyroligenous liquid, enzyme,
organic acid and yeast proteins that can be used in lieu of feed
antibiotics in poultry. The enzyme, organic acid and yeast
biomass have been produced by solid state and submerged
fermentation using agriculture wastes as substrates, thus
making the process cost effective. Qualitative tests by well
diffusion method have confirmed the antibacterial activity
of the pyroligenous liquid against several Gram positive
and gram-negative bacteria, with maximum activity against
Salmonella enterica
and
Listeria monocytogenes
which are
two of the most common bacterial pathogens associated
with poultry. Antibacterial activity was also observed at very
low concentrations of the pyroligenous liquid. The other
components are being tested for their antimicrobial activity
against common poultry pathogens.
Speaker Biography
Gayatri Suresh is currently pursuing her PhD in Water Science from Institut National de
la Recherche Scientifique (Eau, Terre et Environnement) at Québec city in Canada. She
has Master’s in Microbiology from University of Pune, India, and is currently working
on developing an alternative to antibiotics in poultry.
e:
gayatri.suresh@ete.inrs.ca