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Mar 29

Feed hygiene in animal nutrition is vital – and organic acids help achieve it

by Daniela Vega Sampedro, Product Manager Organic Acids, EW Nutrition Feed safety is essential for animal health and performance – and food safety. Inadequate feed sanitization is still a problem…

Calves Diarrhea Ruminants

Feb 19

Diarrhea in calves: Causes, consequences, prevention

by Judith Schmidt, Product Manager On Farm Solutions, EW Nutrition Although diarrhea is called a factor disease, strictly speaking, it is not a disease but a symptom. Diarrhea can be…

Tags: globigen

Calves Diarrhea Ruminants

Feb 15

IgY support calves against diarrhea

by Lea Poppe, Technical Manager – Europe, EW Nutrition Humans and animals protect themselves against diseases with specific antibodies (immunoglobulins). They receive antibodies from their mother or a vaccination (passive…

Tags: globigen

Necrotic enteritis Pillar content Poultry gut health

Feb 12

Dysbacteriosis and gut health management in poultry

by Dr. Srinivasan Mahendran, Regional Technical Manager – India, EW Nutrition, and Dr. Ajay Bhoyar, Global Technical Manager – Poultry, EW Nutrition The growing restrictions on the use of antibiotics…

Tags: Activo

Pig gut health Pig nutrition

Feb 10

Overcoming the issues of an activated immune system: Going beyond formulation adjustments

by Fellipe Freitas Barbosa, Team Lead Global Technical Management – Swine, EW Nutrition As pig production specialists, we understand that our animals are under constant challenge during their life. Challenges…

Tags: phytomolecules

Pigmentation Pillar content Poultry

Feb 9

All-rounder lutein supports animals and humans

by Inge Heinzl, EW Nutrition Lutein is a lipid-soluble pigment that can be found naturally in algae and plants. There, it is a component of the light-collecting complexes in the…

Dairy cows Lactation Ruminant nutrition Toxins

Jan 21

From sub-acute ruminal acidosis to endotoxins: Prevention for lactating cows

by Claudio Campanelli, Technical Manager – Ruminants, EW Nutrition Sub-acute acidosis (SARA) is linked to high levels of ruminal LPS. The LPS cause inflammation and contribute to different metabolic conditions…

Tags: Activo, endotoxins, mastersorb premium

Dairy cows Lactation On Farm Solutions Ruminants

Nov 27

Milk fever: Causes, consequences, prevention

Find out more about On Farm Solutions here Nowadays, dairy cows are real top athletes. This comes with additional challenges for their health and for on-farm management. Many of these…

Tags: Calzogol Bolus, hypocalcemia, milk fever

Mastersorb Pig Poultry Ruminants Toxins

Oct 5

The hidden danger of endotoxins in animal production

Find out more about endotoxins here Find out why LPS can cause endotoxemia and how intelligent toxin mitigation solutions can support endotoxin management. Each E. coli bacterium contains about 100…

Tags: endotoxins, gut health, LPS, mycotoxins

Mastersorb Pig Pillar content Poultry Ruminants Toxins

Oct 1

Are endotoxins behind your low livestock productivity?

Find out more about endotoxins here Impaired health status of the animals in stressful situations or an aggravation of the disease after antibiotic treatment? The culprit might be endotoxins. What…

Tags: endotoxins, LPS, mycotoxins, stress

Antibiotic reduction Necrotic enteritis Pillar content Poultry gut health

Sep 29

Necrotic enteritis: The complete overview

Eliminating necrotic enteritis from your operations starts from a good understanding of what it is, how to prevent it, and how to mitigate its effects on your poultry production. Necrotic…

Tags: AMR, Antibiotic Resistance, antimicrobial resistance, Clostridium perfringens, coccidiosis, poultry

Antibiotic reduction Pig Pig gut health Strep suis

Sep 16

Understanding and managing Strep suis in swine: The essentials

Strep suis causes vast losses in pig production and threatens human health, too. We still rely on antibiotics to control it – but we will have to change tactics to…

Antibiotic reduction Biosecurity

Jun 14

5 principles to consider when designing biosecurity programmes

Biosecurity is the foundation for all disease prevention programs and all the more important in antibiotic reduction scenarios. It includes the combination of all measures taken to reduce the risk…

Tags: farm management

COVID-19 Eggs Poultry

Jun 510 min read

How producers keep the egg supply chain going amid COVID-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has increased consumer demand for eggs. This article discusses how the egg supply chain, from layer farms to supermarkets, works amid disruptions caused by Covid-19.

Tags: egg production

Antibiotic reduction Poultry Respiratory

May 227 min read

Respiratory Challenges: Breathing Space for Antibiotic Reduction?

Sub-therapeutic doses of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) were used for more than 50 years in poultry production to achieve performance targets – until growing concerns arose regarding antibiotic resistance (Kabir,…

Tags: antibiotic growth promoters, avian influenza, bird flu, coughing, mucolytic, Newcastle disease, phytomolecules

Antibiotic reduction Pig Pillar content

May 213 min read

Do we have the tools to reduce antibiotics in swine production?

The global swine industry is going through unprecedented challenges. On the one hand, the threat of the African Swine Fever virus is global, despite the fact it hasn’t arrived in…

Tags: biosecurity, phytomolecules