Microbial feed additives are biological preparations made by fermentation of beneficial microorganisms approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and are the best substitute for antibiotics. The artificially cultivated flora and its metabolites used to improve the health of livestock and poultry can adjust the microecological disorders in the livestock and poultry and maintain the microecological balance. It is a microbial product that stimulates the reproduction and growth of the animal's own beneficial bacteria, while resisting the growth of harmful bacteria.
With the introduction of "feed bans" and the trend of "no antibiotics", microbial feed additives are gradually replacing some antibiotic products.

1. Development environment of microbial feed additive industry

1. Economic environment

Since 2005, the output of meat products, aquatic products, milk and poultry eggs in my country has shown an overall increasing trend. Benefiting from the downstream demand, the feed industry has a good market foundation for maintaining growth in demand.

From 2005 to 2014, my country’s total feed output increased from 107 million tons to 197 million tons, with an average annual compound growth rate of 6.98%. The supply of feed products is sufficient to meet the needs of the downstream aquaculture industry. The industry has obvious characteristics of concentration. Industry integration and development will further expand the industry concentration.

The adjustment of the industrial structure of the feed industry drives the development of the upstream feed additive industry. The product segmentation is obvious, and the microbial feed additive is developing rapidly as a subdivided product of feed additives.

2. Political environment

In September 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture issued an announcement directly banning the use of lomefloxacin, pefloxacin, ofloxacin, and norfloxacin in food animals.

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued Announcement No. 144 of 2015 to adjust the risk levels of imported and exported feed and feed additives and the inspection and quarantine supervision methods.

Since the development of the feed additive industry, the country has issued a number of relevant standards and policies, and the introduction of "feed resistance" is the trend of "no resistance". Microbial feed additives are used as a substitute for feed antibiotics. In the future "feed ban", the state will issue relevant standards and industry support policies for microbial feed additives.

3. Technical environment

At present, the microbial feed additives on the market mainly use lactic acid bacteria, spore bacteria, streptococcus and so on.

Microbial feed additives are developing towards high-efficiency and specific preparations, researching microbial feed additives for specific animals, specific stages and specific diseases. The development of other dominant flora in the intestinal tract, and the use of existing technology, in-depth study of other dominant flora in the intestinal tract of animals, are conducive to the development of animal health. Use the capsule method to reduce the loss of microorganisms for further research. The microorganisms have been screened and modified by modern methods, and new strains that meet the needs have been formed.

2. Development situation of microbial feed additive industry

Although my country has made some achievements in the field of microbial feed additives, compared with foreign countries, the research and industrialization of microbial feed additives in my country started late. The overall R&D and industrialization level lags behind that of developed countries, and the development is very uneven. There is still a certain gap between the field and the advanced level of foreign countries. At present, the microbial feed additive industry is still an emerging field at home and abroad. If domestic microbial feed additive companies can seize opportunities and meet challenges, they are expected to enter the international advanced level in a short time.

With the continuous development of the aquaculture industry, microbial feed additives are more and more recognized by farmers. The safe and efficient advantages of microbial feed additives to replace antibiotics are of great significance in improving my country's competitiveness in the international agricultural product market.