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Piglet Nutrition Scenarios for AGP Removal
by Fellipe Freitas Barbosa, Global Technical Manager Swine, EW Nutrition Over the past 60 years, antibiotics have played an essential role in the swine industry as a tool that…
Antibiotic reduction
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8 Effective Solutions to Optimize Poultry Gut Health
by Dr. Ajay Bhoyar, Global Technical Manager – Poultry, EW Nutrition Necessity, goes the saying, is the mother of invention. No wonder, then, that necessity is driving innovation in…
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Mitigating Necrotic Enteritis through Natural Alternatives in Antibiotic-Free Production Systems
by Miguel A. Barrios, PhD, Technical Manager Poultry, EW Nutrition USA, Inc. In the poultry industry, Necrotic Enteritis is of great interest due to the potential detrimental growth effects it…
Want antibiotic-free broilers? Raise low-AB breeders
Strong demand by consumers; restaurant chains and wholesalers for antibiotic-free (ABF) meat; the threat of antimicrobial resistance; and stringent regulations on the use of antibiotics – there are many good…
Tags: phytomolecules
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 antibiotics in animal production has…
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…
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…
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
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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,…
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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…