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Across all 9 points, supplementing chicken diets with the probiotic or the antibiotic significantly changed the relative abundance of bacterial strains compared to the standard diet. Photo: Canva
15-05 | News

Benefits of probiotics in chicks explored

The modern broiler eats around 4.5 kgs of food within its 35-day lifespan, which is equivalent to a human consuming 1,000 slices of bread a day: a tremendous task for the gut.
10-07-2023 | Article

Good intestinal integrity in poultry makes all the difference

Research suggest 3 major sectors of food animal production (poultry, cattle and pigs) have acted as backgrounds for the evolution and emergence of this pathogen. Photo: CDC
16-03-2022 | News

Evolving E. coli strains from farm animals to humans

Only two-thirds of the creatine requirement for maximum animal performance is supplied by the animal’s own creatine synthesis. Photo: Evonik
05-03-2022 | Article

Closing the creatine supply gap in poultry

Postmortem examinations should be done on healthy flock members with normal feed intake. Photo: Hans Prinsen
03-03-2022 | Article

Understanding the dynamics of worm infestation in poultry

Hanna Hamina runs a broiler farm in Finland and is also executive director of the Finnish Poultry Association. Photo: Hanna Hamina
18-11-2021 | Article

Excelling in antibiotic-free broiler production

Cage-free challenges include feather pecking, a problem that can be mitigated by using red lighting. Photo: Ronald Hissink
17-11-2021 | Article

Understanding the dynamics of cage-free housing

Global marketing director at Chr. Hansen, Marcelo Lang, says not all probiotics are the same. Strain matters! Photo: Chr. Hansen
10-11-2021 | Article

Gaining a better understanding of probiotics

Birds fed a medium inclusion of an exogenous muramidase for 42 days had a significantly higher European Production Efficiency Factor (EPEF) (431) than those in the control group (403). Photo: Aberration Films Ltd/Science Photo Library
24-08-2021 | Article

Implications of peptidoglycans for GI functionality

Vaccines help to a great extent to prevent diseases and complications that result in the need for antibiotics. Photo: Henk Riswick
23-08-2021 | Article

Ways the US layer industry deals without antibiotics

Like many products, the quality of the raw materials influences the qualilty of the final product and its properties. PCMs can be produced from many different materials, ranging from bituminous coal to pristine wood sources. Photo: Svetlana Kolpakova
10-08-2021 | Article

Boosting poultry gut integrity with a source of charcoal

A healthy, diverse intestinal flora is an important factor in the condition and performance of laying hens. Photo: Shutterstock
03-08-2021 | Article

Beneficial dietary fibre in laying hens

The difference in development between the experimental groups is clearly visible on day 19; left photo: positive control with Virginiamycin; right photo: negative control with wood lignans. Photo: Agromed
29-07-2021 | Article

Inflammation and immune activity cost energy

Photo: Canva
26-07-2021 | Article

Looking at sulphur and sulphate levels in poultry diets