Assessment of the application for renewal of authorisation of AviPlus® as a feed additive for all porcine species (weaned), chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species for fattening, minor poultry species reared for laying

Abstract

AviPlus® is an additive containing a mixture of sorbic acid, citric acid, thymol and vanillin. The applicant requested for the renewal of the authorisation for AviPlus® when used as a feed additive in all porcine species (weaned), chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species for fattening, minor poultry species reared for laying. The applicant has provided evidence that the additive in the market complies with the conditions of the authorisation. The Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP Panel) confirms that the use of AviPlus® under the current authorized conditions of use is safe for the target species, the consumers, the users and the environment. There is no need for assessing the efficacy of the additive in the context of the renewal of the authorisation.

A microencapsulated feed additive containing organic acids and botanicals has a distinct effect on proliferative and metabolic related signaling in the jejunum and ileum of broiler chickens

“…These natural products have been used and evaluated in the animal agriculture industry for a number of years and numerous primary and review articles in the literature support the use of such products for use as antibiotic alternatives, to enhance production parameters, and improve animal health and welfare ( Zeng, et al, 2015 ; Abd El-Hack et al, 2016 ; Jazi et al, 2018 ; Yadav and Jha, 2019 ). Extensive studies are being conducted to measure and evaluate the performance enhancing and disease mitigating effects of these products ( EFSA Panel et al, 2020 on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP); Swaggerty et al, 2020a ; 2020b ; 2022 ). Microencapsulated feed additives have been shown to allow such products to survive the upper gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) and be delivered along the small intestine ( Grilli et al, 2007 ; Piva et al, 2007 ).…”