The document discusses research on using botanical additives instead of antibiotics in pork production. It summarizes trials using peppermint and garlic as additives. Peppermint showed no advantage over antibiotics and higher levels depressed pig performance. Garlic also depressed feed intake, weight gain, and caused off-flavors in meat. The Tzotzil people of Chiapas, Mexico successfully care for sheep using traditional methods that have preserved the local breed for over 400 years. Their system integrates indigenous practices and Catholicism to manage flock health.