5 principles to consider when designing biosecurity programmes
Authors: Marisabel Caballero, Global Technical Manager Poultry – EW Nutrition, and Fellipe Freitas Barbosa, Team Lead Global Technical Management Swine – EW Nutrition Biosecurity is…
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…
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…
Optimal conditions in the farrowing unit put piglets in pole position
The most important parameters for a pig producer are the number of healthy pigs weaned/sow/year and their weaning weight. Due to improved genetics, it is…
Challenging times for broilers? Phytomolecules, not antibiotics, are the answer
By Ajay Bhoyar and Sabria Regragui Mazili Anyone working with today’s fast-growing broiler chicken knows that it is a sensitive creature – and so is…
In China, Outstanding Contribution Award for antibiotic reduction
Press Release EW Nutrition awarded the 2019 “Outstanding Contribution Award” for reducing antibiotic resistance in the layer industry On August 28-29, the BBS & Excellent…
Beyond AGPs: Controlling necrotic enteritis through gut health optimization
Antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) have routinely been used in intensive poultry production for improving birds’ performance. However, in recent years, reducing the use of…
Phytomolecules: A tool against antibiotic-resistant E. coli
Diseases caused by E. coli entail use of antibiotics in animal production E. coli infections are a major problem in pig production. Especially young…
Phytomolecules: Boosting Poultry Performance without Antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global public health. It is largely caused by the overuse of antibiotics in human medicine and agriculture.…
