Gut Health

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.
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
Precise Microbiome Modulation: A New Era in Microbiome Research in Poultry Production
Imagine watching an orchestra: You are interested in the music produced by the musicians together, not what each individual is playing. Recent research suggests that we should look at the microbiome like that orchestra, focusing on what all ...
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 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 ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
The Beauty of the Blend: How organic acids support feed safety and shelf life
Meeting the world's demand for more animal protein isn't about simply producing more food but should also include reducing waste and maintaining the nutritional value of feed. Today, one-third of food is wasted between field and for ...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Effects of Dietary Fiber on Nutrients Utilization and Gut Health of Poultry: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities
The inclusion of agricultural co-products has been increased to utilize the nutrients in these products available at low cost, but inherently, it adds a high dietary fiber content in the poultry diets. The use of exogenous feed enzymes alon ...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
ProPhorce SR vs Antibiotic Growth Promoters a match for the ages
Antibiotic growth promoters (AGP's) have a positive effect on growth. That is a fact. We all know that, and we know why using them for this purpose is not a sustainable option. One of the main competitive advantages one can have in the ...

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