Aditif pangananwaca zat-zat cilik utawa tilak sing ditambahake ing proses produksi feed, ngolah lan nggunakake. Jumlah sakaaditif pakancilik nanging pengaruhe penting.Aditif pangananminangka bahan baku sing ora bisa dihindari sing digunakake ing industri pakan modern. Dheweke duwe efek sing jelas kanggo nguatake nilai nutrisi feed dhasar, ningkatake kinerja produksi kewan, njamin kesehatan kewan, ngirit biaya pakan, lan ningkatake kualitas produk ternak.
Aditif panganan are divided into microbial aditif pakan and Chinese herbal medicine aditif pakan. Among them, the microbial feed additive is a microbial product that replaces or balances one or more bacterial strains in the animal ecosystem. In a narrow sense, it is a microbial product that can stimulate the reproduction and growth of its own beneficial bacteria, while resisting the growth of harmful bacteria. Microbial aditif pakanngemot akeh bakteri sing ono gunane (bakteri asam laktat aktif, bifidobacteria, bacillus), enzim kompleks, chetating peptides, agen pelepasan jamur, lan liya-liyane, sawise diwenehi ternak lan unggas minangka pakan, bisa ngasilake kanthi cepet. Metabolit lan endotoxin usus nyandhet tuwuhing flora mbebayani liyane. Saliyane, mbentuk flora mikroba normal ing awak inang, nyintesis vitamin utama kanggo host, nyedhiyakake nutrisi lan nyegah invasi bakteri patogen.
