Several types of medication are available for preventing or treating diseases in domestic birds. Antibiotic is the common medicine that is added to poultry feed. Providing domestic birds with antibiotics aids in maintaining health and improving productivity.
Additive enzymes used in poultry feed are as follows:
1. Antibiotics - Antibiotics are drugs that kill bacteria, which aids in improving the health of domestic birds.
2. Penicillins - Penicillins kill bacteria by preventing the formation of the bacterial cell wall.
3. Cephalosporins - Cephalosporins are similar to penicillins that interfere in bacterial cell formation.
4. Glycopeptides - Glycopeptides are essential to maintain health and improve the function of the body.
5. Ionophores - Ionophores are used as anti-microbial but can also control some bacteria, so they are considered antibiotics.
6. Fluoroquinolones - Fluoroquinolones are broad-spectrum bactericidal drugs.
7. Lincosamides - Lincosamides is an antibacterial medicine that promotes the health of tissues and bones in domestic birds.
8. Sulfonamides - Sulfonamides are impactful against a broad spectrum of pathogens.