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Gut Health

Wednesday, November 9, 2016
DSM: Improving antibiotic-free poultry meat production
The production of antibiotic-free (ABF) poultry is now a common trend worldwide, since growth promotant antibiotics (GPA) have been banned by some governments and because many consumers are increasingly avoiding food products that contain a ...
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
DSM: Gut health - Opportunities and challenges
Optimal gastrointestinal health and functionality is essential for sustainable animal production. Effective functionality (digestion and absorption of feed) and immune status of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) are important factors in dete ...
Monday, November 7, 2016
MSD Animal Health: Poultry health in an antibiotic-free (ABF) production environment
A new generation of consumers is changing the way that poultry meat has been produced for decades. Especially in developed countries, the increasing demand for healthier food products and lifestyle is leading to a bigger and faster market g ...
Friday, November 4, 2016
Disrupting the current paradigm: What is the future for antibiotics in animal production?
The future of antibiotics in animal production is truly a global concern. Many observers have wrongly concluded that it is a problem concentrated in North America, Europe or the developed world. This is no longer the case. Legislation in In ...
Friday, November 4, 2016
Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition: RFCs help reduce on-farm reliance on antibiotics
Soon after their discovery, antibiotics became an important component of animal husbandry, helping to cure disease and ensure that cattle, pigs and poultry lead healthy, productive lives. Yet the utility of these tools is not unlimited, esp ...
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Nutriad: The effect of precision delivery coated butyrate on a necrotic enteritis model in broilers
Necrotic enteritis (NE) is an important enteric disease in poultry, caused by the overgrowth of certain Clostridium perfringens strains, which evokes intestinal tissue damage. In its acute clinical form, the disease is characterized by a su ...
Monday, October 31, 2016
Impextraco is focusing on alternatives for AGPs with its BUTIFOUR range
Livestock performance and feed efficiency are closely interrelated with the intestinal microbial load, its morphological structure and immune status. Antimicrobial growth promoters have made a remarkable contribution to profitability in ani ...
Monday, October 24, 2016
Editorial: Gut health: the new paradigm in food animal production
Optimal gut health is of vital importance to the performance of production animals. Gut health is synonymous in animal production industries with animal health. Although there does appear to be a direct relationship between animal performan ...
Monday, October 24, 2016
Improving gut functioning by reducing its inflammation status
One of the first consequence of the genetic selection of today broiler chickens, is the tremendous increase of feed intake. Indeed, the gut has to deal with a huge amount of feed every day, challenging not only the digestive capacities but ...
Monday, October 24, 2016
Why is gut health important in antibiotic-free poultry production?
Poultry producers face many challenges as they increase the number of flocks managed without antibiotics. Sound management practices and natural feed additives that support gut health will help producers manage the transition and protect fl ...
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Improving intestinal health and performance of broilers fed lower digestible protein diets
The search for alternative protein sources in feedstuffs, is a field of research that is gaining considerable attention. For example, soy bean meal (SBM) and fish meal are easily digestible and have traditionally been the main sources of pr ...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Importance of intestinal microbiota in animal performance
Microbiota is defined by Sekirov as a term defining a set of commensal, autochthonic microorganisms, co-existing with a host without causing any harm. Freter defined intestinal microbiota as "the usually complex mixture of bacterial populat ...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Improving gut health of production animals; looking for ways to optimize functional feed additives
One of the most important changes in livestock production over the past two decades has been the recognition of gut health as a key driver of animal performance. This phenomenon has been accelerated by increasing awareness of the impact of ...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Phytogenic feed additives: Keeping oxidative stress down with plant extracts
The rising global population comes with an increasing demand for food, with animal protein playing an increasingly important role as source of protein. Poultry meat production is world-wide the fastest growing meat sector, and estimated to ...
Monday, September 26, 2016
RFCs boost calf health and nutrition
Raising healthy dairy heifer calves requires attention to detail. Strict hygiene of facilities and personnel is essential, as are proper colostrum management, clean, dry bedding, good ventilation, consistent feed delivery, access to good qu ...
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