Table 2.

Example of type of organic acid, dose, and effect against different pathogens in broilers

Organic acid	Dose	Effects	References
Formic acid + sodium formate	0.9%	Antimicrobial effect against Salmonella typhimurium	Adhikari et al. (2020)
Mainly formic acid	0.5 kg/ton	Antimicrobial effect against Campylobacter coli	Mortada et al. (2020)
Formic + propionic acids and their salts	0.1, 0.02, 0.04%	Antimicrobial effect against E. coli K88	Emami et al. (2017)
Wheat bran fermented fatty acids	0.1%	Antimicrobial against Salmonella	Vermeulen et al. (2017)
Medium chain fatty acids	Unknown	Antimicrobial effect against Salmonella typhimurium	Abudabos et al. (2017)
Short and medium chain fatty acids	0.5–2.5 g/kg	Antimicrobial effect against	Kumar et al. (2021)