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Monday, May 4, 2020
The impact of dietary supplementation of essential oils on broilers' growth performance and meat quality
Antibiotics have been used as feed additives in the past decades for growth promotion effect. Since the ban of antibiotics as growth promoters by the EU in 2006, non-antibiotic alternatives have attracted huge interest from the livestock pr ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Evolution of Biosecurity from the anecdotal approach, to application of the scientific method towards a total culture change
Agriculture is one of the easiest sectors of the economy to disrupt and is vulnerable to natural orintentional threats. In livestock agriculture, due to the globalization of food production, intensification and concentration of animals in l ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Using probiotics to cut antibiotic usage without damaging piglet health or performance
Today's swine industry is changing faster than ever in its constant drive for greater global competitiveness. Farms have become bigger, animal density has increased and sanitary risks continue to rise.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Biosecurity on-farm - the impact of an agglomerate of diformate and monolaurate on low pathogen loads in the litter
It is generally agreed that good gut health is effective against intestinal pathogens, a strategy that has only been made possible through the removal of antibiotic growth promoters in feed. Creating and maintaining a healthy intestinal env ...
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Roles of fibre fermentation in monogastric animals: 2. Training microbiome to enhance fermentation of the major cereal NSPs
In the previous edition, benefits of increasing post-ileal fibre fermentation through supplementation of β-1,4-endo-xylanase were introduced suggesting a hypothesis that effective fibre fermentation needs adaptation of microbiota. In t ...
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Potential adverse effects on animal health and performance caused by the addition of mineral adsorbents to feeds to reduce mycotoxin exposure
The contamination of feed with mycotoxins is a continuing feed quality and safetyissue, leading to significant losses in livestock production and potential human health risks. Consequently, various methods have been developed to reduce the ...
Friday, March 20, 2020
Review: innovation through research in the North American pork industry
This article involved a broad search of applied sciences for milestone technologies we deem to be the most significant innovations applied by the North American pork industry, during the past 10 to 12 years. Several innovations shifted the ...
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Addressing a tumultuous 2020 from an animal nutrition perspective
Just late last year, there were signs that China's ASF situation was stabilising and that the disease was being effectively controlled. No one would expect that China would face a bigger challenge in January – COVID-19. The longer-term ...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Meta-analysis shows improved zootechnical and economic performance in piglets fed AGP-free diets
A meta-analysis conducted by Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company, found that a feed additive containing a synergistic blend of organic acids, medium chain fatty acids, patented alkyl esters of MCFA's, target release butyrates and a p ...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Antimicrobial removal on piglets promotes health and higher bacterial diversity in the nasal microbiota
The view on antimicrobials has dramatically changed due to the increased knowledge on the importance of microbiota composition in different body parts. Antimicrobials can no longer be considered only beneficial, but also potentially deleter ...
Monday, September 9, 2019
Nutritional strategies to overcome the challenge of ZnO reduction in post-weaning piglet diets
It is well documented that the weaning period is related to environmental and social changes which negatively impact the physiology, microbiology and immunology of piglets. Under commercial conditions the use of high doses of ZnO (2100 to 3 ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
BeneGut: An anti-diarrhea alternative for piglets
Since Danish scientist Poulsen reported in 1989 that high dose zinc oxide could reduce the diarrhea rate of weaned piglets and improve growth, the substance is widely used in piglet feed. Still, problems caused by high dose zinc oxide are r ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Phileo Gut health program: For an optimal feed transition at weaning
Weaning piglets from the sow is one of the most stressful events in the pig's life and can contribute to intestinal and immune system dysfunctions, compromising pig health and resulting in reduced growth and feed intake, particularly in ...
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Young animal nutrition: right nutritional strategy for piglets
Weaning remains a critical phase in pork production association with digestive disorders causing growth retardation, diarrhea, and even death. Weaning increases susceptibility of piglets to a variety infectious disease due to the attenuatio ...
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Fat digestion in piglets: the importance of feeding the right fat
Adding fats or oils to an animal diet provides the animal essential fatty acids which are needed for growth and production. The digestibility and effectiveness of the fatty acids can differ between sources and vary depending on the maturity ...
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