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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
US' National Chicken Council releases most comprehensive guidelines for well-being of broiler chickens
The United States' National Chicken Council (NCC) in 1999 developed the NCC Broiler Welfare Guidelines and Audit Checklist which have been widely adopted by chicken farmers and processors to ensure all chickens are being properly cared for ...
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Improving broiler efficiency with organic acids in a turbulent economy. Opportunity or expense?
Even in less turbulent times, animal feed prices are a significant production expense – representing about 70% of livestock production costs. As 2023 gets underway, achieving production margins has become even more complex amid a "perfect s ...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Study finds benefits of using apple pomace-enhanced feed for broiler diets
Past studies have suggested that the phytochemicals and prebiotics, which are naturally present in apples, may boost intestinal health and the gut microbiome, according to Cornell University.
Friday, December 16, 2022
China Native Broiler: Prices surge amid soaring demand (week ended Dec 12, 2022)
Tightening availability, coupled with surging demand for chicken after the relaxing of lockdown measures, lifted the prices of native broilers prominently over the week.
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Effects of Microencapsulated Blends of Organics Acids (OA) and Essential Oils (EO) as a Feed Additive for Broiler Chicken. A Focus on Growth Performance, Gut Morphology and Microbiology
Replacing antibiotics with natural alternative compounds in poultry feeding is being increased in the last few years to challenge the antibiotic resistance problem. Among natural compounds, organic acids and essential oils could be a favora ...
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Singapore suspends imports of live chicken broilers from two Malaysian farms
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has suspended imports of live chicken broilers from Meng Kee Poultry (M) Sdn Bhd and Sdian Hup Farming Sdn Bhd after detecting Salmonella enteritidis in samples from their shipments, The Edge reported.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
The effect of dietary pectic oligosaccharide supplementation on intestinal health of broiler breeders with different egg-laying rates
study was conducted to explore whether dietary pectic oligosaccharide (POS) supplementation could improve gut health of broiler breeders with different egg-laying rates. A 2 x 2 factorial design was used in this study.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Effects of Bacillus Coagulans on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immunity function, and gut health in broilers
This study evaluated the effects of Bacillus coagulans (B. coagulans) as an alternative to antibiotics on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immunity function and gut health in broilers. A total of 480 one-day-old broilers were rando ...
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Effect of novel Lactobacillus paracaesi microcapsule on growth performance, gut health and microbiome community of broiler chickens
The beneficial action of probiotics is questioned time and again due to the loss of their survivability under gastrointestinal conditions, particularly gastric acid. In this experiment, a probiotic species was encapsulated to improve its de ...
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Effects of prepelleting whole corn inclusion on feed particle size, pellet quality, growth performance, carcass yield, and digestive organ development and intestinal microbiome of broilers between 14 and 42 d of age
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of prepelleting whole corn (WC) inclusion on body weight (BW), feed intake, feed conversion ratio (FCR), processing yield, organ development, and gut microbiome of broilers from 14 to 42 d of ...
Monday, October 10, 2022
Malaysia to permit live broiler chicken exports from October 11
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said they have received an official notification from Malaysia's Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) that Malaysia will lift its ban on live broiler chicken exports from October 11, The Straits Times repo ...
Monday, October 3, 2022
In ovo supplementation of chitooligosaccharide and chlorella polysaccharide affects cecal microbial community, metabolic pathways, and fermentation metabolites in broiler chickens
The chitooligosaccharide (COS) and chlorella polysaccharide (CPS) have been used as feed supplements in the poultry industry for improving growth performance and immunity. However, the benefits of these prebiotics on the gut health of chick ...
Monday, October 3, 2022
Influence of rapeseed, canola meal and glucosinolate metabolite (AITC) as potential antimicrobials: effects on growth performance, and gut health in Salmonella Typhimurium challenged broiler chickens
Poultry is the major sources of foodborne salmonellosis. Antibiotic resistance and a surge in zoonotic diseases warrant the use of natural alternatives. Glucosinolates (GLs) are naturally occurring antimicrobial compounds in rapeseed and ca ...
Monday, October 3, 2022
Aviagen's Ross 420 Club Gold event recognises outstanding broiler performance
Aviagen's UK team held a special ceremony last month to honor members of the prestigious Ross® 420 Gold Club.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Multi-Omics Analysis of the Microbiome and Metabolome Reveals the Relationship Between the Gut Microbiota and Wooden Breast Myopathy in Broilers
Wooden breast (WB) is a widely prevalent myopathy in broiler chickens. However, the role of the gut microbiota in this myopathy remains largely unknown, in particular the regulatory effect of gut microbiota in the modulation of muscle metab ...

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