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Praful Kumar, Manager -Exports and International Business- at Ayurvet speaks about their novel feed additives range and how these could address the problem of raising feed costs and feed safety at VIV India 2014....
INTRODUCTION In recent years food safety concerns have been focused on pathogens, such as Salmonella which is recognized as a primary cause of food poisoning worldwide and massive outbreaks have been occurred in several parts of the world [1]. Salmonella typhi and S. paratyphi , are considered as one of the major diseases resulting in considerable morbidity and usually cause severe...
As a poultry and egg producer one is used to ups and downs in income and costs. However, when income is low and costs are high, the continuation of an enterprise is at stake. Then it is wise to be extra alert on subclinical dangers that might threaten a company's liveability. One of those unnoticed threats is often a low level infection of mycotoxins. ...
Addcon presents Kofa Feed, a liquid application for bacteria control in raw material....
Dr. Shivendra Deora talks about indiscriminate usage of chemicals and synthetics in animal food production and how Food Safety is at stake due to this and safer alternatives like herbal/natural products can be a very healthy option.Ayurvet offerings are based on Traditional Knowledge and Modern Science and can be used to control digestive/reproductive/mastitis/Immunosuppression related problems.THIS VIDEO IS IN HINDI LANGUAGE...
What are mycotoxins?
Mycotoxins are compounds produced by moulds under specific environmental conditions. These toxins are harmful to human and animal health. Some of the most important mycotoxins are shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Mycotoxins
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Mr. Will Henry, Technical Sales Engineer of Extru-Tech, Inc., talks about the objective of the company to educate clients on Food safety control systems to prevent contamination by pathogens....
Striving for safe food and protecting biodiversity
As the world becomes more global, trade in agricultural, fishery and forestry commodities has increased. At the same time, the task of ensuring our world has safe food while protecting our natural resources from pests and diseases, including invasive species, has become more complicated. These issues concern everyone: farmers, foresters and fishers,...
Scientists will today unveil a new weapon in the battle against food poisoning, which could also cut the thousands of tonnes of meat thrown away by supermarkets.
The Aberystwyth University experts believe the new system which can highlight millions of tiny bacteria invisible to the human eye could revolutionise food safety and Wales' £10m-a-year poultry industry.
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As a result of consumer concern about food safety, the association between animal and human health has become a prominent issue. A recent study published by Ramchandani and coworkers (2005) found that many of the Escherichia coli strains responsible for urinary tract infections in women can be traced back to E. coli strains from the intestinal tract of cattle. Even more significantly many of these organisms were found to be resistant to a variety of antibiotics, which often results in...