Safety and efficacy of Alterion NE® (Bacillus subtilis DSM 29784) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying

Abstract The additive Alterion NE® is a preparation containing viable spores of a strain of Bacillus subtilis. The additive is intended for use in feed for chickens for fattening and chickens reared for laying at the proposed dose of 1 × 108 CFU/kg complete feedingstuffs. B. subtilis is considered b...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Guido Rychen, Gabriele Aquilina, Giovanna Azimonti, Vasileios Bampidis, Maria De Lourdes Bastos, Georges Bories, Andrew Chesson, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Gerhard Flachowsky, Jürgen Gropp, Boris Kolar, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Secundino López Puente, Alberto Mantovani, Baltasar Mayo, Fernando Ramos, Roberto Edoardo Villa, Robert John Wallace, Pieter Wester, Rosella Brozzi, Maria Saarela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-07-01
Series:EFSA Journal
Subjects:
QPS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4933