Safety and efficacy of Bonvital (Enterococcus faecium, DSM 7134) as an additive in water for drinking for sows

Abstract The additive Bonvital is a preparation of Enterococcus faecium authorised in feed for piglets and pigs for fattening, sows, chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and minor poultry species. The current authorisation in sows does not include the use of the additive in water for d...

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Main Authors: EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Vasileios Bampidis, Giovanna Azimonti, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, Henrik Christensen, Birgit Dusemund, Maryline Kouba, Mojca Kos Durjava, Marta López‐Alonso, Secundino López Puente, Francesca Marcon, Baltasar Mayo, Alena Pechová, Mariana Petkova, Fernando Ramos, Yolanda Sanz, Roberto Edoardo Villa, Ruud Woutersen, Montserrat Anguita, Jaume Galobart, Orsolya Holczknecht, Paola Manini, Jordi Tarres‐Call, Elisa Pettenati, Fabiola Pizzo
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Published: Wiley 2019-02-01
Series:EFSA Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5612
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author EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
Vasileios Bampidis
Giovanna Azimonti
Maria de Lourdes Bastos
Henrik Christensen
Birgit Dusemund
Maryline Kouba
Mojca Kos Durjava
Marta López‐Alonso
Secundino López Puente
Francesca Marcon
Baltasar Mayo
Alena Pechová
Mariana Petkova
Fernando Ramos
Yolanda Sanz
Roberto Edoardo Villa
Ruud Woutersen
Montserrat Anguita
Jaume Galobart
Orsolya Holczknecht
Paola Manini
Jordi Tarres‐Call
Elisa Pettenati
Fabiola Pizzo
author_facet EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
Vasileios Bampidis
Giovanna Azimonti
Maria de Lourdes Bastos
Henrik Christensen
Birgit Dusemund
Maryline Kouba
Mojca Kos Durjava
Marta López‐Alonso
Secundino López Puente
Francesca Marcon
Baltasar Mayo
Alena Pechová
Mariana Petkova
Fernando Ramos
Yolanda Sanz
Roberto Edoardo Villa
Ruud Woutersen
Montserrat Anguita
Jaume Galobart
Orsolya Holczknecht
Paola Manini
Jordi Tarres‐Call
Elisa Pettenati
Fabiola Pizzo
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description Abstract The additive Bonvital is a preparation of Enterococcus faecium authorised in feed for piglets and pigs for fattening, sows, chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and minor poultry species. The current authorisation in sows does not include the use of the additive in water for drinking. The additive is intended for use in water for drinking for sows at a minimum level of 2.5 × 108 colony forming unit (CFU)/L. This level is half of that minimum authorised in complete feed (5 × 108 CFU/kg), for the same target animals and would provide essentially the same exposure assuming that water consumption is approximately two‐ to three fold greater than feed consumption. Consequently, the conclusions on safety and efficacy of the additive when used in feedingstuffs also apply to its use in water for drinking for sows.
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spelling doaj.art-552ca5c868df406eb59cb4da37b698792024-03-20T07:36:34ZengWileyEFSA Journal1831-47322019-02-01172n/an/a10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5612Safety and efficacy of Bonvital (Enterococcus faecium, DSM 7134) as an additive in water for drinking for sowsEFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)Vasileios BampidisGiovanna AzimontiMaria de Lourdes BastosHenrik ChristensenBirgit DusemundMaryline KoubaMojca Kos DurjavaMarta López‐AlonsoSecundino López PuenteFrancesca MarconBaltasar MayoAlena PechováMariana PetkovaFernando RamosYolanda SanzRoberto Edoardo VillaRuud WoutersenMontserrat AnguitaJaume GalobartOrsolya HolczknechtPaola ManiniJordi Tarres‐CallElisa PettenatiFabiola PizzoAbstract The additive Bonvital is a preparation of Enterococcus faecium authorised in feed for piglets and pigs for fattening, sows, chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and minor poultry species. The current authorisation in sows does not include the use of the additive in water for drinking. The additive is intended for use in water for drinking for sows at a minimum level of 2.5 × 108 colony forming unit (CFU)/L. This level is half of that minimum authorised in complete feed (5 × 108 CFU/kg), for the same target animals and would provide essentially the same exposure assuming that water consumption is approximately two‐ to three fold greater than feed consumption. Consequently, the conclusions on safety and efficacy of the additive when used in feedingstuffs also apply to its use in water for drinking for sows.https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5612BonvitalEnterococcus faeciumgut flora stabiliseruse in watersafetyefficacy
spellingShingle EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
Vasileios Bampidis
Giovanna Azimonti
Maria de Lourdes Bastos
Henrik Christensen
Birgit Dusemund
Maryline Kouba
Mojca Kos Durjava
Marta López‐Alonso
Secundino López Puente
Francesca Marcon
Baltasar Mayo
Alena Pechová
Mariana Petkova
Fernando Ramos
Yolanda Sanz
Roberto Edoardo Villa
Ruud Woutersen
Montserrat Anguita
Jaume Galobart
Orsolya Holczknecht
Paola Manini
Jordi Tarres‐Call
Elisa Pettenati
Fabiola Pizzo
Safety and efficacy of Bonvital (Enterococcus faecium, DSM 7134) as an additive in water for drinking for sows
EFSA Journal
Bonvital
Enterococcus faecium
gut flora stabiliser
use in water
safety
efficacy
title Safety and efficacy of Bonvital (Enterococcus faecium, DSM 7134) as an additive in water for drinking for sows
title_full Safety and efficacy of Bonvital (Enterococcus faecium, DSM 7134) as an additive in water for drinking for sows
title_fullStr Safety and efficacy of Bonvital (Enterococcus faecium, DSM 7134) as an additive in water for drinking for sows
title_full_unstemmed Safety and efficacy of Bonvital (Enterococcus faecium, DSM 7134) as an additive in water for drinking for sows
title_short Safety and efficacy of Bonvital (Enterococcus faecium, DSM 7134) as an additive in water for drinking for sows
title_sort safety and efficacy of bonvital enterococcus faecium dsm 7134 as an additive in water for drinking for sows
topic Bonvital
Enterococcus faecium
gut flora stabiliser
use in water
safety
efficacy
url https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5612
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