Tag: broilers
Preserving gut integrity and reducing enteritis risk in broilers under heat stress
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...
Penn State study links common diabetes drug to improved egg production
New research from the Pennsylvania State University reveals that metformin, a drug commonly prescribed to humans for type 2 diabetes and polycystic ovary syndrome,...
Novibio launches product to enhance intestinal health in poultry
Canada-based Novibio Inc. has launched Poultrirom Plus, aiming to enhance intestinal health in broilers and turkeys. The company points out that the product’s unique...
Alltech names Steve Britton as account manager for U.S. poultry team
Steve Britton has joined Alltech’s U.S. poultry team as an account manager. Regarding Britton’s appointment, Curtis Novak, General Manager at Alltech U.S. poultry division...
Barentz appoints Brian Esters as new poultry national account manager
The life science ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor Barentz has expanded its animal nutrition sales team with the appointment of Brian Esters as the...
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...
Combined approach to successfully replace antibiotics
In the search for alternatives to the intensive use of antibiotics in poultry farming, glycerides seem very promising. In a recent trial a combination...
Nutritional adjustments under heat stress in poultry production
High ambient temperature is one of the most common stressors in commercial poultry production, resulting in reduced feed intake and body weight gain, and...
CCPA holds first scientific forum on Scutellaria baïcalensis and Curcuma in poultry
France-based CCPA Group held a scientific forum in which more than 120 poultry specialists from over 30 countries participated. The event addressed the effect...
