Die meisten als Futterrohstoffe verwendeten Körner sind anfällig für Mykotoxin-Kontaminationen. Diese toxischen Sekundärmetaboliten werden vor oder nach der Ernte von Pilzen produziert und verursachen entlang der gesamten landwirtschaftlichen Wertschöpfungsketten schwere…
Verfasser: Inge Heinzl, Fellipe Barbosa und Henning Gerstenkorn Durchfall ist eine der Hauptursachen für wirtschaftliche Verluste in der Ferkelproduktion. Der prophylaktische Einsatz von Zinkoxid (ZnO) in hoher Dosierung beugt dank…
Enteric diseases cause significant economic losses due to decreased weight gain, higher mortality, higher feed conversion, higher veterinary costs and medicine and a higher risk of contamination by poultry products…
Why should you read another story about phytogenics? Or, is it botanicals, spices, herbs, and extracts? No matter what we call them, scientists have named them “secondary plant compounds”, and…
Due to incorrect therapeutic or preventive use of antibiotics in animal production as well as in human medicine, occurrence of antibiotic resistant pathogens has become a widespread problem. Enterobacteria in…
Many veterinary antibiotics are applied via the waterline, where they are dosed in combination with other feed additives. Amongst those are mixtures of secondary plant compounds with a proven antimicrobial…
The number of healthy piglets weaned is the most important factor for the calculation of profit in piglet production, making it an important goal to aim for. Losses in the…