Tag: immune system
Cargill releases its World Mycotoxin Report
Cargill has released its 2023 World Mycotoxin Report, providing the animal feed industry with actionable insights for enhancing livestock health. The report includes forage...
Aker BioMarine: Krill meal supports better aquaculture outcomes during winter
Aker BioMarine has explained that krill meal is an important nutritional source in supporting the welfare of fish, especially salmon, during the challenging winter season.
The harsh...
Optimizing digestive efficiency: The key to resilient piglets
Decreases in performance in the early life of a piglet can compromise performance in the growing and finishing phases. A resilient piglet is well-equipped...
Prebiotics: A pathway to achieving optimal fish health
The predominant sources of prebiotics are non-digestible carbohydrate fractions. Commercially available examples include β-glucans; oligosaccharides derived from galactose, fructose or mannose; organic acids; inulin;...
Post-weaning diarrhea in piglets: Contributing factors related to husbandry practices and nutritional protection strategies
Weaning is one of the most challenging periods of the pig’s life. The stress typically causes a drastic reduction in feed intake which predisposes...
High milk production is a biomarker for wellness
Dairy cows are often thought of as metabolic super athletes, requiring hard work and a herculean effort to achieve high milk production... In reality,...
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...
Precision biologics – The catalysts of change in disease prevention
Emerging protein technologies, like precision biologics, have the potential to provide targeted disease prevention against costly pathogens. Precision biologics will be best delivered by...
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...