Reducing apo-esters: What are the alternatives?
By Technical Team, EW Nutrition A year ago, the European Commission announced regulation (EU) 2020/1400 – restricting the use of ethyl ester of β-apo-8’-carotenoic acid (generally known as ‘apo-ester’). Starting on 26 October 2021, this legislation restricts the use of apo-ester in poultry feed to 5 mg/kg for laying hens and 15 mg/kg for broilers. As apo-esters is a synthetic pigment – not naturally occurring in nature – […]
Encapsulation: How a modern phytogenic feed additive makes all the difference
By Technical Team, EW Nutrition Secondary plant extracts have been shown to improve digestion, have positive effects on intestinal health, and offer protection against oxidative stress in various scientific studies in recent years. Their use as a feed additive has become established and various mixtures, adapted to the various objectives, are widely available. However, […]
Water Hygiene: The missing ingredient for successful ABF poultry
By T.J. Gaydos Water quality is a frequently overlooked part of animal production and it becomes even more important when producing animals in an antibiotic-free (ABF) system. Chickens drink almost twice as much water as they consume feed, and water hygiene is often a second-level priority. Microbes present in water can be primary or secondary […]
Why ABF poultry producers need to invest in pullet rearing
By T.J. Gaydos There is no more efficient place to invest than in pullets. Pullets are the future of an integrated company. Successful pullet rearing is simply attention to detail, management, serology, biosecurity, vaccination, and worming. Decisions, both good and bad, made during rearing will follow that company for a year. This is especially true […]
Necrotic Enteritis control for ABF poultry production
By T.J. Gaydos Control of Necrotic Enteritis (NE) can be one of the most difficult challenges in a system without the availability of antibiotics. In addition, NE is a costly disease because of mortality and loss of performance. Necrotic enteritis is a multifactorial disease that requires damage to the intestinal mucosa, disruption of the intestinal […]
Nutrition and feeding in ABF poultry production
By T.J. Gaydos Management practices and feed additive selection are often discussed when working in antibiotic-free (ABF) poultry production. Nutrition is another critical component of any agricultural animal system. Working with a qualified nutritionist will help ensure that the diet is correctly formulated with high-quality ingredients. 5 nutrition tips for antibiotic-free poultry production 1. […]
ABF poultry production: How to keep coccidiosis in check
By T.J. Gaydos Coccidiosis control consists of programs, including ionophores, chemical coccidiostats, vaccines, and gut health-promoting natural products. Sometimes, these are combined (Noack, Chapman, and Selzer, 2019). Antibiotic-free (ABF) production requires new approaches – this article will look at how different solutions can be successfully implemented. Meticulous coccidiosis management in ABF productions is crucial to […]
How to achieve sustainable antibiotic-free broiler production
by Predrag Persak, Regional Technical Manager North Europe, EW Nutrition The main sustainability challenge for broiler production lies in securing enough high-quality, nutritious, safe, and readily available food at a reasonable cost. At times, feed ingredients have to be included that are not nutritionally ideal and might compromise one’s broilers’ health and wellbeing. However, counteracting […]
Want better poultry performance? Focus on gut health
by Ruturaj Patil, Product Manager Phytogenic Liquids, EW Nutrition Commercial poultry operations have undergone enormous changes in production practices over the last 50 years. Genetic selection for high production rates, along with upgraded management techniques and dietary measures, have led to increased performance standards in all poultry operations (Kogut et al., 2017). However, it is […]
Rising feed costs? Focus on the FCR
by Inge Heinzl, Editor, and Technical Team, EW Nutrition What is your most crucial key feed performance indicator? We posted this question on an online professional platform and got more than 330 answers from professionals in the industry: 55 % of the respondents considered feed efficiency or feed conversion rate (FCR) the key indicator, […]
8 Effective Solutions to Optimize Poultry Gut Health
by Dr. Ajay Bhoyar, Global Technical Manager – Poultry, EW Nutrition Necessity, goes the saying, is the mother of invention. No wonder, then, that necessity is driving innovation in the poultry industry. A few distinct such drivers of change stand out: Genetic improvements: Significant genetic improvements have consistently increased the production performance of breeders, […]
Mitigating Necrotic Enteritis through Natural Alternatives in Antibiotic-Free Production Systems
by EW Nutrition USA, Inc. In the poultry industry, Necrotic Enteritis is of great interest due to the potential detrimental growth effects it may have in a flock, even at subclinical levels50. Coccidiostats and antibiotics have been used for a long time to get the disease-causing bacterium Clostridium perfringens under control, but with increasing […]