Amfani da Magungunan rigakafi a matsayin masu haɓaka ci gaba a fannin kiwon dabbobi yana ƙara fuskantar suka da suka daga jama'a. Ci gaban juriyar ƙwayoyin cuta ga maganin rigakafi da kuma juriya ga ƙwayoyin cuta na ɗan adam da dabbobi waɗanda ke da alaƙa da amfani da maganin rigakafi ba tare da magani ba ko kuma ba daidai ba su ne manyan abubuwan da ke damun mutane.

A ƙasashen Tarayyar Turai, an haramta amfani da maganin rigakafi don haɓaka samar da dabbobi. A Amurka, Majalisar Wakilai ta Amurka ta amince da wani kuduri a taronta na shekara-shekara a watan Yuni inda ta yi kira da a daina amfani da maganin rigakafi "marasa magani" ga dabbobi. Matakin ya shafi musamman maganin rigakafi da ake bai wa mutane. Tana son gwamnati ta dakatar da amfani da maganin rigakafi fiye da kima a dabbobi, ta faɗaɗa kamfen ɗin ƙungiyar don rage juriyar mutane ga magungunan ceton rai. Amfani da maganin rigakafi a samar da dabbobi yana ƙarƙashin sake duba gwamnati kuma ana ci gaba da haɓaka matakan da za a bi don shawo kan juriyar magunguna. A Kanada, amfani da Carbadox a halin yanzu yana ƙarƙashin sake duba lafiyar Kanada kuma yana fuskantar yiwuwar hana shi. Saboda haka, a bayyane yake cewa amfani da maganin rigakafi a samar da dabbobi zai zama ƙaranci kuma ana buƙatar a bincika kuma a tura wasu madadin masu haɓaka haɓakar maganin rigakafi.

Sakamakon haka, ana ci gaba da gudanar da bincike don nazarin madadin maye gurbin maganin rigakafi. Madadin da ake nazari a kai ya kama daga ganye, probiotics, prebiotics da Organic acid zuwa kari na sinadarai da kayan aikin sarrafawa. Nazari da yawa sun nuna cewa formic acid yana da tasiri ga ƙwayoyin cuta masu cutarwa. Duk da haka, a aikace, saboda matsalolin sarrafawa, ƙamshi mai ƙarfi da tsatsa zuwa kayan aikin sarrafa abinci da ciyarwa da sha, amfaninsa yana da iyaka. Don shawo kan matsalolin, potassium diformate (K-diformate) ya sami kulawa a matsayin madadin formic acid saboda yana da sauƙin sarrafawa fiye da tsantsar acid, yayin da aka nuna yana da tasiri wajen haɓaka aikin girma na aladu masu shayarwa da masu noma da masu noma. Wani bincike da masu bincike suka gudanar a Jami'ar Noma ta Norway (J. Anim. Sci. 2000. 78:1875-1884) ya nuna cewa ƙarin potassium diformate a abinci a matakan 0.6-1.2% ya inganta aikin girma, ingancin gawa da amincin nama a cikin aladu masu noma da masu noma ba tare da mummunan tasiri ga ingancin naman alade ba. An kuma nuna cewa sabanin hakasinadarin potassium diformate Karin Ca/Na-formate bai yi wani tasiri ko kaɗan ga girma da ingancin gawa ba.

A cikin wannan binciken, an gudanar da gwaje-gwaje guda uku. A cikin gwaji na farko, an bai wa aladu 72 (nauyin jiki na farko na kilogiram 23.1 da nauyin jiki na kilogiram 104.5) magani guda uku (Control, 0.85% Ca/Na-formate da 0.85% potassium-diformate). Sakamakon ya nuna cewa abincin K-diformate ya ƙara yawan cin abinci na yau da kullun (ADG) amma bai yi tasiri a kan matsakaicin cin abinci na yau da kullun (ADFI) ko rabon cin abinci/cin abinci (G/F) ba. Yawan kitse ko kitse da ke cikin gawa bai shafi potassium-diformate ko Ca/Na-formate ba.

A gwaji na biyu, an yi amfani da aladu 10 (na farko BW: 24.3 kg, na ƙarshe BW: 85.1 kg) don nazarin tasirin K-diformate akan aiki da ingancin ji na naman alade. Duk aladu suna kan tsarin ciyar da abinci mai iyaka kuma suna ciyar da abinci iri ɗaya banda ƙara 0.8% K-diformate a cikin rukunin magani. Sakamakon ya nuna cewa ƙara K-diformate zuwa abinci yana ƙara ADG da G/F, amma bai yi tasiri ga ingancin ji na naman alade ba.

A gwaji na uku, an bai wa aladu 96 (na farko BW: 27.1 kg, na ƙarshe BW: 105kg) magani guda uku na abinci, wanda ya ƙunshi 0, 0.6% da 1.2% K-diformate bi da bi, don nazarin tasirin ƙarin abinci.K-diformatea cikin abinci mai gina jiki kan aikin girma, halayen gawawwaki da kuma microflora na hanyar narkewar abinci. Sakamakon ya nuna cewa ƙarin K-diformate a matakin 0.6% da 1.2% ya ƙara aikin girma, rage yawan kitse da kuma inganta kashi mai laushi na gawawwaki. An gano cewa ƙara K-diformate ya rage adadin coliforms a cikin hanyar narkewar abinci na aladu, saboda haka, yana inganta amincin naman alade.