Potential of bacterial fermentation as a biosafe method of improving feeds for pigs and poultry

Abstract

The use of fermented liquid feeds in monogastric animal nutrition is regarded as one of the biosafe methods of animal
production. This paper examines bacterial fermentation of feed substrates for production of fermented liquid feeds for
pigs and moist feeds for poultry. Emphasis is placed on the interplay of factors affecting feed fermentation and their
relationship to feed quality. The resistance of fermented feeds to enteropathogenic contamination prior to feeding and
their potential contribution to African agriculture is highlighted.