Tag: gastrointestinal tract
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...
A new perspective in gut–brain axis: Pay more attention to postbiotic
The gut–brain axis (GBA) refers to the bidirectional communication system between the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system. There are two ways for...
“Gut health” in animals, the ubiquitous term in animal nutrition
During the first days or weeks of life, depending on the animal species, the immature gut of young animals goes through growth and development...
How fatty acid esters contribute to gut health in animal production?
Sustainability is a growing key issue for poultry and swine productions. One of the main social expectations is to remove antibiotics from feeds. Many...
Seaweed can positively influence the poultry microbiome
The gastrointestinal microbiota, which has been associated with nutrient availability and maintenance of the normal physiological status of the gastrointestinal tract, can be influenced...
Can gut health save the pocket of a farmer as well as … the...
Many factors contribute to the profitability of livestock production. Feed intake, body weight, daily gain, feed conversion ratio (FCR), and mortality are all interrelated...
Can mitigating feed-source pathogens protect gut health and poultry performance?
The gastrointestinal tract is the largest, most significant point of pathogen entry into live poultry production. In addition, it is the system responsible for...
The third generation of fibers
Since decades nutritionists all over the world are using dietary fibers in animal nutrition to optimize performance. In the early years of the 21st century the industry started to focus more on the prebiotic aspects of certain fiber and sugar combinations. This is what is called the second generation of fibers.
Copper supplementation in grower/finisher production
Trouw Nutrition researchers found that adding hydroxychloride copper (IntelliBond®) to swine diets could help improve growth performance and reduce negative interactions between copper and added vitamins or enzymes. The use of high levels of copper also was found to limit the overgrowth of unwanted bacteria helping to manage gut health, increasing average daily gain (ADG) throughout production and improving hot carcass weight.
