This member gave a presentation on May 22, 2019
At the following event:
Multi-State Poultry Feeding and Nutrition Conference and Silvateam’s Technical Symposium
He attended the event:
5/21/2019 - United States
Article published the December 19, 2017
Silvafeed® polyphenols: the right tool to control lipid oxidation in meat.Rabbit meat stands out for its excellent nutritional properties, with lower fat and cholesterol content compared with other types of meat. However, the high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids renders rabbit meat more prone to oxidation, a major issue for meat quality and shelf life. Moreover, high ambient temperat ...
Article published the October 11, 2017
Efficacy of using Silvafeed® Nutri P plant extract to improve poultry feet quality and welfareFootpad dermatitis (FPD) has become a major issue for broiler industry in recent years. The development of necrotic lesions on the feet can strongly impair the welfare of poultry. Moreover, it can affect animal productivity and the quality of chicken feet, causing important economic losses (Mayne et a ...
Olivier Desrues likes the comment:
I wanted to ask Dr. Desrues, I used the tannin in combination with organic and inorganic acids, in growing pigs, and I found an enhancement of the effects.
Is it just my feeling on the field, or do you have any evidence that this happens, or is it a useless combination?
Thank you for the reply.
Participation in Forum on May 19, 2017
Dear Marco, very interesting point there. We have got feedback from farms that support your field experience. From the published reports, it seems that such combination is at least not detrimental; and in some cases can give good results (partly due to the additives or synergistic effects on bacterial populations in the gut, with less pathogenic species and more beneficials ones). But the possible ...
Participation in Forum on May 18, 2017
Good luck with this. Also, be careful if you come across old literature - it may not give you a correct overview of tannin benefits. Once you get the right dose and tannin composition, you will see a lot of good things!
Olivier Desrues likes the comment:
What about silvafeed in poultry diet .
Participation in Forum on May 18, 2017
Many thanks for your interest. First, the choice of an animal model for monogastrics was made to get some insights on the mechanisms of actions. For poultry we can expect very similar effect, which is also supported by our field trials.
Article published the May 17, 2017
Gastrointestinal disorders remain a challenge to control and can severely affect the health and welfare of different animal species. Yet, plants produce an impressive array of compounds which can potentially be used as natural solutions to improve gut health.Tannins are widely spread in the plant kingdom and they are certainly an element of interest in this sense. Thanks to their antibacterial, an ...