Progressive ban has led to more antibiotic alternatives

Antibiotics used as growth promoters in feed (AGPs) have been banned in the European Union for more than a decade. But how did the European livestock industry react and can plant extracts be considered as viable alternatives? A short review on these developments and what we have learned from it. Antibiotics were discovered in the 1920s, and soon after showed to be a major medical milestone that multiplied the possibilities to treat diseases in both humans and animals. After World War II, the wid