Antibiotic reduction

Activo Antibiotic reduction Breeder Broiler Gut health

Dec 2

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

Antibiotic reduction Gut health Necrotic enteritis

Dec 2

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…

Tags: ABR, AMR, antibiotic growth promoters, antimicrobial resistance, Clostridium perfringens, complementary feed, phytomolecules

Antibiotic reduction Gut health Necrotic enteritis Pillar content

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

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

Antibiotic reduction Biosecurity

May 5