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Aviagen: It's what's inside that is important - Managing gut health onthefarm
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
The chicken gut contains a diverse population of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa, known as the gut microbiota. The major development of this community starts fromhatching onward, as birds come into contact with the farm environment, people, andfeed. Pathogenic and commensal bacteria that are harmful to humans ca ...
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Phytobiotics: Positive Gut Feelings - A Glimpse into Welfare & Broiler Nutrition with Isoquinoline Alkaloids
Saturday, January 3, 2026
In modern poultry production, success and profitability are closely linked to both physiological and welfare parameters. Environmental and nutritional inputs influence physiological mechanisms, ultimately affecting live performance and slaughter outcomes.
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Yeast cell wall extract's role in combating mycotoxin risks
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Yeast cell wall extract (YCWE) has been shown to effectively mitigate the impacts of mycotoxins on animal health and performance. Recent meta-analyses highlight its role in improving productivity, sustainability and profitability across both poultry and pig production systems.
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Assessing Mycotoxin Risks in Imported Grains for Asian Livestock Production
Thursday, April 3, 2025
In 2025, a substantial portion of livestock feed in Asia is sourced from grains imported from Europe, North America, Canada and Latin America. The productivity, health and overall performance of livestock are heavily reliant on these raw materials, which include corn, wheat and barley.
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Choosing the right mycotoxin test for your business
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Knowledge is power when it comes to effectively managing the dynamic challenge that mycotoxins pose to the productivity of even the best-run livestock operations. Since they are both invisible and odorless, the task of detecting these unwanted toxic compounds relies upon a range of specialist detection methods, each po ...
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Vitamin C-Strategy for improving laying hens during the late laying period
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Currently, commercial laying hens can be kept past the age of 80 weeks. egg production performance experiences a rapid decline towards the end of the laying cycle. In addition, when the hens' bodies are more likely to produce large levels of free radicals during the later stages of the laying cycle, which in turn h ...
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Innovation in Formaldehyde-Free Feed Disinfectant: Strengthen Feed Biosecurity and Protect Animals from Pathogen Infection
Thursday, October 10, 2024
In modern livestock farming, a robust biosecurity program is crucial for ensuring healthy animals and safe food production. Feed safety is a vital component of biosecurity management. Feed and feed ingredients have been identified as key transmission vehicles for pathogens such as Salmonella spp.
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The long rise to fame - probiotics ascend to essential tools for poultry health
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Disease pressure on poultry flocks is mounting from all sides, with re-emerging diseases like E. cecorum, existing ones like E. coli becoming more of a commercial issue, and food safety adding greater scrutiny on potential zoonotic pathogens like Salmonella sp. While in the past coccidiosis and clostridia control were ...
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BASF: High Quality Vitamin A Feed Additives Are Critical To The Animal Nutrition Business
Friday, February 23, 2024
Vitamin A supplementation in animal feed typically comes in the form of retinyl acetate.
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Zhejiang NHU: The Effectiveness & Safety Evaluation Of Novel, Eco-Friendly Calcium D-Pantothenate
Saturday, February 10, 2024
D-pantothenic acid is an integral part of co-enzyme A and acyl carrier protein in the animal’s body and has a series of potential health benefits.
