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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

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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

Poultry

May 11

Heat stress in poultry

What oxidative stress has to do with it, why it affects gut health, and how phytomolecules support mitigation strategies Stress in animals can be defined as any factor causing disruptions…

Tags: antimicrobial resistance, heat stress, phytomolecules, Secondary plant compounds

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Antibiotic reduction Biosecurity

May 5

Antibiotic reduction: The increased importance of high-level biosecurity

Biosecurity is the foundation for all disease prevention programs (Dewulf, et al., 2018), and one of the most important points in antibiotic reduction scenarios. It includes the combination of all…

Tags: antimicrobial resistance, farm management

Biosecurity COVID-19

Apr 6

China lockdown sends ripples across international animal production

For animal production, just as for many other sectors that trade globally, China is a central node within our industry’s complex supply chains. As China is starting to lift its…

Biosecurity COVID-19

Mar 31

Corona – Must We Fear Transmission from Livestock to Humans?

SARS-CoV-2 is causing one of the worst global challenges in the 21st century right now. The virus is a member of the family of coronaviridae and belongs to the RNA-viruses.…

Tags: coronavirus transmission

Antibiotic reduction Biosecurity

Mar 25

Antibiotic reduction: the key role of biosecurity

Biosecurity is the foundation for disease prevention. It includes all measures to reduce the risk of introduction and spread of infectious agents, using our knowledge of disease transmission processes. Biosecurity…

Tags: antibiotic reduction

COVID-19

Mar 25

How COVID-19 is affecting animal producers – and what to focus on right now

As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to spread and large parts of the world are under lock-down, meat, dairy, and egg producers are working hard to maintain production in the…

Tags: livestock industry

Corporate COVID-19 EW Nutrition

Mar 23

COVID-19: What we are doing and what you can do

Dear friends, Over the past few weeks, we have all found ourselves facing a situation never before seen on this scale. How are we, at EW Nutrition, dealing with it?…

COVID-19 General

Mar 23

8 ways COVID-19 might impact your business

By now there is no doubt the economic impact of COVID-19 will be massive. The question is, how exactly will the pandemic impact your business – and what can you…

Our Articles

Read about the most common challenges in the animal nutrition industry

The hidden danger of endotoxins in animal production

Are endotoxins behind your low livestock productivity?

Necrotic enteritis: The complete overview

Understanding and managing Strep suis in swine: The essentials

5 principles to consider when designing biosecurity programmes

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

Respiratory Challenges: Breathing Space for Antibiotic Reduction?

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

Heat stress in poultry

Antibiotic reduction: The increased importance of high-level biosecurity

China lockdown sends ripples across international animal production

Corona – Must We Fear Transmission from Livestock to Humans?

Antibiotic reduction: the key role of biosecurity

How COVID-19 is affecting animal producers – and what to focus on right now

COVID-19: What we are doing and what you can do

8 ways COVID-19 might impact your business

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