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Thursday, June 8, 2023
Exploring the potential of with phycogenics, new metabolites from seaweeds
Novel combinations of natural extracts, from plants and seaweeds, offer alternative to growth promoters and support better performance of livestock animals.
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Probiotics as a Friendly Antibiotic Alternative: Assessment of Their Effects on the Health and Productive Performance of Poultry
Antibiotics have been used to maintain the overall health of poultry by increasing production efficiency, promoting growth, and improving intestinal function for more than 50 years. However, they have a number of side effects, such as antib ...
Thursday, June 8, 2023
An in vitro model for caecal proteolytic fermentation potential of ingredients in broilers
Fermentation of protein in the caeca of chickens may lead to the production of potentially detrimental metabolites, which can reduce gut health. A poor precaecal digestion is expected to increase protein fermentation (PF), as more proteins ...
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Emerging technology prevents salmonella infection in poultry production
Salmonella is a bacterial infection that can affect humans and animals. In the production of broiler chickens, Salmonella is a significant concern as it can lead to food contamination and foodborne illness. Therefore, proper biosecurity mea ...
Monday, March 27, 2023
Research Note: Cecal microbiota harbored by free-range chickens may influence the reduction of Helicobacter pullorum relative abundance
Helicobacter pullorum is recognized as an emerging food-borne pathogen that may colonize the intestinal tract and the liver of avian species and humans causing several gastrointestinal and liver diseases.
Monday, March 27, 2023
Research Note: Disturbance of intracellular calcium signal in salpingitis simulation of laying hens
This study investigated whether there is disturbance of calcium signal in the simulated salpingitis of laying hens. A total of 90 Roman Pink layers (81 wk; 1.916 § 0.17 kg) were divided into 3 groups (Control treated with PBS, 1.85 mg lipop ...
Monday, February 27, 2023
The value of adding taurine in low-fish meal diet for tilapia
Tilapias (dominated by Oreochromis niloticus) are the second largest group of farmed fish after carps and has become an integral part of human diets worldwide (FAO 2022). The sustainable production of tilapia is reliant on the provision of ...
Friday, February 17, 2023
Optimizing performance with a new generation of growth promoters
With the ban of antibiotics used as growth promoters (AGP) in several regions worldwide, nutritionists have tried to use additives based on plant extracts to improve performance of broilers to the same level as AGP.
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 ...
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Research insight into mycotoxin mitigation in dairy cows
Scientists renowned for their research on mycotoxin risk management in livestock shared insights on how mycotoxins affect the bottom line of dairy cow operations during the Selko Feed Additives global webinar "Multi- pronged Approach t ...
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Valeric & Butyric Acid: keys to unlocking superior gut health and performance
The use of single chain fatty acids (SCFAs) as additives in animal production is a common and very well accepted practice. The benefits of adding SCFAs to the diet are wide ranging, including improvements in feed hygiene and stomach acidifi ...
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Peptidoglycans: the hidden enemy of poultry farming and their impact on intestinal integrity
The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) is the system with the fastest development in broilers. All the nutrients that support the other systems in the animal are absorbed in the gut.
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 ...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Optimizing Strategies to Manage Coccidiosis in Poultry: Why and How Your Control Program Needs to Adapt
The estimated cost of coccidiosis globally is between USD 9.2 and 15.6 billion, or approximately USD 0.2 per chicken (Blake et al., 2020). This estimate is derived not only from the cost of prophylactics and therapeutics, but also the assoc ...
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.
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