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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

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