Tag: gut health
Feed Probiotics and Global Market Status
Feed probiotics are a valuable addition to animal nutrition and offer many benefits that improve animal health, growth and overall productivity, while also helping...
Seaweed supports improved intestinal health and resilience
A considerable body of literature exists to demonstrate the range of bioactive compounds in seaweed, and their applications in animal feed. As strong evidence...
Locking in Gut Integrity: How butyrate secures optimal health
For many challenges in the animal industry, the underlying cause is an impaired gut integrity. Pigs and poultry species benefit from rapid intestinal development...
Know your profitability killer – Metabolic and sterile low-grade intestinal inflammation
The relationship between feed and metabolic or sterile intestinal inflammation in poultry is complex but understanding it is crucial for maintaining optimal health and...
The rise of phytogenic feed additives in animal nutrition
Phytogenic and postbiotic feed additives have emerged as promising solutions, offering one effective way to support animal health and performance under good husbandry and...
Manage enteric infections to improve the health and livability of pigs
If a pig is in a nutrient-compromised situation, pathogens will have more of an opportunity to do more damage to the gastrointestinal tract and...
Value of investment in and maintenance of an intestinal integrity program
A tailored intestinal integrity program offers several benefits crucial to poultry flocks' health, productivity, and overall performance. One of the primary advantages of such...
Citrus Extract Supplementation: A way to increase endogenous butyric acid concentration in the gut
Citrus extracts have demonstrated their ability to modulate animals’ microbiota, stimulate the production of SCFAs and thus improve feed efficacy. However, the effect of...
Harnessing the microbiome to enhance poultry health and food safety
Dietary supplements, which focus on enhancing and optimizing gut microfloral diversity to aid intestinal health and decrease the animal’s susceptibility to disease, can be...
Supporting gut health starts with stomach acidification
Organic acids (OA) have shown promising results when it comes to ensuring that nutrients in the diet are digested by animals and not by...
