Preserving gut integrity and reducing enteritis risk in broilers under heat...
Heat stress compromises gut barrier function, creating favoring conditions for Clostridium perfringens proliferation and increased enteritis risk in broilers. Research demonstrates that specialized dietary...
Arginine in broilers: Enhancing growth, immunity, and heat stress resilience
L-Arginine is a basic amino acid and serves as the most abundant nitrogen carrier in tissue proteins. In mammals, it is considered a conditionally...
Managing heat stress in poultry: The role of oxidative stress and...
Heat stress in poultry production is a common reality; its effects are quite complex and harmful and depend on the intensity and duration of...
Supporting poultry during heat stress: Risks and technical solutions
Supporting poultry during heat stress requires a multi-faceted strategy addressing both environmental and nutritional factors. When high temperatures and humidity exceed birds’ tolerance, their...
Bacterial and viral pathogens in animal feed: Understanding risks and biosecurity...
Feed biosecurity involves implementing comprehensive procedures to prevent the introduction and spread of disease-causing pathogens throughout animal production systems. Given feed's widespread distribution and...
Managing the shift to cage-free egg production
Cage-free environments expose hens to more disease-causing organisms due to increased contact with other birds, wild animals and bacteria. Studies indicate that mortality rates...
Poultry gut health and performance: The mycotoxin challenge
Mycotoxins have profound and detrimental effects on the intestinal microbiota of poultry. One of the primary effects of mycotoxins, particularly deoxynivalenol (DON), is that...
Recent findings on the net energy of soybean meal
The use of feed-grade amino acids (FGAA) is an important tool to lower feed cost while lowering nitrogen emission for swine and poultry producers....
Breaking the Chain: Combating trypsin inhibitors to maximize nutrient utilization
Trypsin inhibitors are naturally occurring proteins found predominantly in soybeans and other legumes. These inhibitors bind to trypsin—an essential enzyme responsible for breaking down...
Precision Nutrition: A global approach to reducing broiler feed costs
Optimising feed costs requires a multi-factorial approach that goes far beyond simply managing the optimisation of feed recipes using formulation software. It requires precise...
