Zeolite as an additive in animal feed

  The use of zeolite in agriculture – Lecture by Nikos Lygeros in Istiaia, 9 November 2016

Someone who is not an expert might think that straw and hay are simply dry grass. However, if one understands the difference that zeolite makes to quality, then even these products take on exceptional value. Thus, in a single field, we can grow as many as forty different varieties without any further intervention when we wish to use the crop as feed for cows. We can obtain energy from plants that produce seeds and protein from plants such as clover. So, rather than relying on monocultures and then resorting to artificial mixtures and supplements – if we respect cows as ... Read more

D. Papaioannou, P.D. Katsoulos, N. Panousis *, H. Karatzias Clinic of Productive Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece Received 4 April 2005; received in revised form 12 May 2005; accepted 12 May 2005 Available online 28 June 2005 Abstract This review discusses the role of zeolites as feed additives in the prevention and/or treatment of certain diseases in farm animals. Both natural and synthetic zeolites have been used in animal nutrition primarily to improve performance traits and, based on their fundamental physicochemical properties, they have also been tested and found to be ... Read more

A lecture by Professor Nikos Lygeros on zeolite, entitled ‘The Value of Zeolite’, held in the multi-purpose hall of the Chora secondary school on Amorgos.

Doctoral thesis. Author: Dedousi, Anna S.P.H. Supervisor: Tserveni-Gousi, Angeliki, Prof. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Geotechnical Sciences, Department of Veterinary Medicine, 2009. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of natural clinoptilolite zeolite on the reproductive characteristics of the ostrich and on the performance of growing birds. To achieve this objective, a total of three consecutive experiments were carried out at two ostrich farms. The aim of the first experiment was to investigate, at farm level, whether the addition of a natural zeolite, clinoptilolite, to the diet of breeding ostriches has any effect on their reproductive ... Read more