{"id":9539,"date":"2022-10-11T09:40:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T07:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.difagri.fr\/?p=9539"},"modified":"2022-10-11T10:14:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T08:14:02","slug":"plants-in-livestock-farming-a-growing-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.difagri.fr\/en\/plants-in-livestock-farming-a-growing-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants in livestock farming, a growing trend"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9539\" class=\"elementor elementor-9539\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6526673 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6526673\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2682d13\" data-id=\"2682d13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19862fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"19862fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc664c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bc664c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In light of how our society has changed and the problems caused by antibiotic use, it seems that one way farmers can respond is by using plants. Plants can act as a stimulant for certain organs and biological functions. They allow the body to perform three major functions more reliably: metabolism, vitality and defences. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6218046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6218046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the benefits of using plants in livestock farming?  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0268bf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0268bf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plants act by boosting the ability of animals to adapt to the various stress factors that they are subjected to throughout the year. Therefore, when plants are used at the right time and in the correct way, animals become less susceptible to illness. A reduced risk of illness during rearing means that animals need less medical treatment \u2013 especially in the form of antibiotics \u2013 which remains a major priority when it comes to animal health today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9792e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9792e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How are plants administered in livestock farming? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9552fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9552fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plants can be administered orally in several different ways, either as a solid (powder or granules), a liquid or in the form of essential oils. Essential oils are extracted from aromatic plants and mainly produced through distillation. Essential oils have a much more potent effect than plants and require a certain amount of knowledge to be used correctly, without endangering the health of the animals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c48e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c48e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.difagri.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Schema-EN-Oil-1200x475.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.difagri.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Schema-EN-Oil-1200x475.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.difagri.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Schema-EN-Oil-600x237.png 600w, https:\/\/www.difagri.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Schema-EN-Oil-768x304.png 768w, https:\/\/www.difagri.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Schema-EN-Oil.png 1206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c54f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83c54f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exclusion list of plants in animal feed <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf2d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcf2d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plants are an integral component of livestock feed. However, some plants cannot be used in animal feed as some are prohibited by legislation. There are four main groups:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-969a84a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"969a84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aromatic substances: <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7bf792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7bf792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Certain plants, such as Crotalaria, unhulled beechnut and ragweed seed, are classed as undesirable substances for use in animal feed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1448d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e1448d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Toxic plants: <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18744f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18744f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Selling plants that are dangerous to animals is obviously prohibited. This means plants that are harmful to the health of both the animal and humans as end consumers. Cannabis and THC are notable examples.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782388d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"782388d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medicinal plants:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a84445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a84445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medicinal plants listed in the pharmacopoeia are monopolised by pharmacists. In view of this monopoly, medicinal plants listed in the pharmacopoeia cannot be sold or used on the animal feed market.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79cd9ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79cd9ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Performance-enhancing plants: <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e028bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e028bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some plants are recognised as performance enhancers. As an animal feed manufacturer, we have a responsibility to ensure that our products do not contain performance enhancing plants, particularly when it comes to products for sporting animals such as racehorses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12200c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12200c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And perhaps the best example is our Vitaphyt range. This range is centred around the development of innovative natural formulas based on core plant components (entire plants or plant extracts and essential oils). The products harness the natural beneficial effects of plants on animal health and condition to treat a wide variety of illnesses that are often encountered in animal husbandry.<\/p><p>Continuous improvement has always been at the heart of the company&#8217;s approach. At DIFAGRI, producing quality formulations is important to us, but ensuring they are sustainable, environmentally- and animal-friendly is our main priority!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1385d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1385d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e36035\" data-id=\"1e36035\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f361db3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f361db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>2020 AFCA-CIAL\u00a0Guide de bonnes pratiques\u00a0: Pour l\u2019utilisation des plantes et produits \u00e0 base de plantes en alimentation animale.<\/li><li>M\u00e9decines naturelles en \u00e9levage, tome 2<\/li><li>Dr Marie Genest &#8211; Veterinarian: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vetformance.fr\/Content.aspx?code=30084&amp;parent=28738\">https:\/\/www.vetformance.fr\/Content.aspx?code=30084&amp;parent=28738<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In light of how our society has changed and the problems caused by antibiotic use, it seems that one way farmers can respond is by using plants. 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