4 steps to improve dairy cow fertility through feeding
By Judith Schmidt, Product Manager On Farm Solutions The average pregnancy rate for dairy cows has declined over the past decades. But why is my cow not getting pregnant? Is it because of feeding? These are questions we ask ourselves when things do not quite work out with the offspring in the cowshed. Economic success […]
IgY supports calves against rotavirus infections
By Kouji Umeda, Production Director, EW Nutrition Japan Calves are susceptible to infection by pathogens due to their immature congenital immunity. Bovine rotavirus and bovine coronavirus, pathogenic E. coli, Clostridium, Cryptosporidium, and Eimeria spp are the major pathogens of infectious diarrhea in calves less than one month of age. Bovine rotavirus, the most frequently detected […]
IgY technology: using nature to support antibiotic reduction
By Dr. Inge Heinzl, Editor, EW Nutrition For a long time now, IgY technology has been used to provide clear benefits in diagnostics, human medicine, and animal production. To give you a deeper insight into this topic, in the following, we will show you some steps of production, the benefits, and the applications of […]
Effective phytomolecules combine superior processing stability and strong action in the animal
By Dr. Inge Heinzl, Editor, and Dr. Ruturaj Patil, Global Product Manager – Phytogenics, EW Nutrition For millennia, plants have been used for medicinal purposes in human and veterinary medicine and as spices in the kitchen. Since the ban of antibiotic growth promoters in 2006 by the European Union, they also came into focus in […]
Feed processing is the sustainability champion no one knows about (yet!)
By Predrag Persak, Regional Technical Manager Europe, EW Nutrition Imagine you’re at a pub quiz dedicated to feed production, and this question pops up: name a process that returns up to 25 times what was invested in it. Do you know the answer? I’m pretty sure you are probably using it every day: pelleting. For […]
Feed producers: here’s how to deal with fats shortages and high costs
By Technical Team EW Nutrition COVID-19 and its aftermath, the Russia-Ukraine war, and climate change have all contributed to the current crisis. Energy price increases, supply chain difficulties, and raw material availability and rising prices are all consequences felt deeply across the animal production sector. It is now time that the industry puts in place […]
Keep coccidiosis under control – naturally!
By Dr. Inge Heinzl, Editor, Madalina Diaconu, Produt Manager Pretect D, and Dr. Ajay Awati, Global Category Manager Gut Health & Nutrition, EW Nutrition Often you have an extensive coccidiosis control program in place. You don’t observe any clinical signs of coccidiosis. However, at the end of the cycle, you record significantly lower body weight […]
Antioxidants and phytomolecules mitigate quality degradation in broiler breasts
By Inge Heinzl and Ajay Bhoyar, EW Nutrition Genetic selection for faster growth of breast muscle in broilers may lead to increased incidences of different types of muscle degeneration. Downgrading the affected breast fillets results in high economic losses for the poultry meat industry. The article discusses the three important myopathies impairing the breast muscles, […]
How to mitigate quality degradation in broiler breasts
By Dr. Inge Heinzl, Editor, and Dr. Ajay Bhoyar, Global Technical Manager Poultry, EW Nutrition Faster growth of breast muscle in broilers may lead to increased incidences of different types of muscle degeneration. Downgrading the affected breast fillets results in high economic losses for the poultry meat industry. The article discusses the three important myopathies […]
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How nutritionists can adjust feed formulation costs – and still keep all value
By Technical Team EW Nutrition More than five months after the start of the war in Ukraine, we are facing severe challenges in many aspects of our daily lives. The livestock industry is not excepted: the conflict affects the availability and prices of grains, fertilizers, oil, and biofuel, with the latter two having a […]
Stop endotoxins from decreasing animal performance
By Technical Team EW Nutrition Find out why endotoxemia threatens animal production and how intelligent toxin mitigation solution SOLIS MAX can support endotoxin management. Figure 1: Structure of Lipopolysaccharide The quick guide to endotoxins (LPS) and what to do about them Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are a constant challenge for animal production. LPS, which are also known as […]