Butirex C4: Increasing feed intake in 0-14 day old chicken
Butirex C4 is a highly concentrated butyric acid, with an exclusive protection system, which makes it a functional nutrient that has an enormous impact...
Phytogenics: A tool to improve efficiency in lamb feedlots
For successful lamb feedlotting, it is essential to have a basic understanding of the lamb's digestive system. A major issue is that the lamb's...
Ensuring an optimal weaning transition: Activate gut immunity and positively influence...
The weaning transition is a major challenge in calf management. With a proper plan for nutrition (milk and solid feed), producers can help support...
Intestinal health as driver for an efficient animal production system
The main objective of animal husbandry is an efficient and sustainable conversion of feed into milk, eggs and meat for human consumption. Hence the...
The race to immune competence – How ß-glucans can help
All animals are born without an adaptive immune system in place, it must be developed from scratch. It should be noted that most aquatic...
Gut health and mycotoxins: What do we know so far?
Although mycotoxins are an unavoidable problem and can have a detrimental effect on gut health and the microbiome, some key management practices can help...
What is “gut health” in animal nutrition?
The optimization of farm animal diets and nutrition should also consider the various aspects of gastrointestinal functionality that contribute to improvement of animal health...
The role of postbiotics in promoting gut health in poultry
Antibiotics are used in poultry production, mainly to improve gut health and performance. However, owing to growing concerns about the use of medically important...
The future of coccidiosis control
Due to still rising antimicrobial resistance, consumers push for meat production without antimicrobial usage. However, antibiotic reduction must also target ionophores for producers and...
Zinc supplementation to cover nutritional requirements: Focus on bone zinc
Zinc (Zn) is one of the major trace minerals supplemented in animal feed diets. Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a form commonly supplemented and is...