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…
Heat stress in poultry
What oxidative stress has to do with it, why it affects gut health, and how phytomolecules support mitigation strategies By Marisabel Caballero (Global Technical Manager…
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…
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.
Secondary Plant Compounds (SPC’s) to reduce the use of antibiotics?
Initial in vitro trials give reason for hope Antibiotic Resistance Some bacteria, due to mutations, are less sensitive to certain antibiotics than others. This means…
Necrotic enteritis in poultry
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…
Secondary plant compounds are the new frontier in poultry nutrition
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…
Secondary plant compounds against antibiotic-resistant E. coli
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…
Phytogenics can positively influence the efficacy of antibiotics
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…
Using egg immunoglobulins to enhance piglet survival
The number of healthy piglets weaned is the most important factor for the calculation of profit in piglet production. Losses in the farrowing unit normally…
