Gut Health

Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Promising results from field work in Southeast Asia on preventing White Faeces Syndrome in white shrimp using a functional feed additive
White Feces Syndrome (WFS) is the cause of significant crop failures of white shrimp in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and India. The present series of field trials in collaboration with shrimp producers in Malaysia and Indonesia, aimed at ev ...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
The use of Lactobacillus as an alternative of antibiotic growth promoters in pigs: a review
Antibiotics, often supplemented in feed, used as a growth promoter, may cause their residual effect in animal produce and also trigger antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which is of serious concern among swine farming entrepreneurs. As an a ...
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Feed Farm Health approach to reach natural gut health while reducing antibiotics
Big data from animal trials show how feed, farm and health management contribute to reduced antibiotics in poultry production, while maintaining performance and profitability. Poultry integrators are an important part of the food chain and ...
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Reducing antibiotic resistance; what to expect from feed additives?
Microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi and parasites, can develop resistance against antimicrobial substances, such as antibiotics, antifungals and anthelminthics. As a results, these antimicrobial substances become ineffective in limiting ...
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Holistic approach to help deal with antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasingly serious threat to global public health that requires action across all government sectors and society. Without effective antibiotics, the success of major surgery and cancer chemotherapy wou ...
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Better gut health prevents antibiotic resistance
As 70% of the immune system capacity of the birds is concentrated around or inside the gut, it is therefore easily understood that a good intestinal integrity will have a positive impact on the bird's immune status, reducing the need fo ...
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
39% improvement in economic performance of broilers on AGP-free diets
A university study in Indonesia showed that combining two feed additives was the best strategy to reach the highest performance without using antibiotic growth promoters.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
M-prove Poultry, a new solution to optimise profit in broilers
Reaching the genetic growth potential in a cost effective way is everybody's concern, therefore low disease pressure and optimal digestion are of utmost importance. With a good management, biosecurity, feed formulation and the right add ...
Monday, November 28, 2016
Probiotics in larvae and juvenile whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
In penaeid shrimps, Vibrio spp. is the main cause of bacterial diseases, such as V. parahaemolyticus, V. alginolyticus, V. harveyi (Garriques and Arevalo, 1995) and V. penaeicida (Aguirre-Guzmán and Ascencio-Valle, 2001). Possible mode ...
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 ...

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