Hannele Kettunen

A few years back, it was discovered that in-feed coniferous resin acids support gut integrity and luminal homeostasis in the intestinal mucosa of broiler chickens by reducing inflammation-associated degradation of collagen. This very positive, direct effect on intestinal tissue manifests as improved bird performance and reduced abundance of inflammatory T-cells in gut mucosa. Such a mechanism-of-a ...

New results on the effects of Progres® in laying hens were recently presented in the 7th International Conference on Poultry Intestinal Health (ICPIH2022), Cartagena De Indias, Colombia by Dr. Hannele Kettunen, Hankkija Finnish Feed Innovations. The trial with 1280 Rhode Island laying hens proved that Progres® at 700 g/ton improved eggshell quality and reduced the proportion ...

A new proof for the mechanism of action of in-feed resin acids was presented at the 7th International Conference on Poultry Intestinal Health (ICPIH2022). Dr. Hannele Kettunen presented a study conducted by Hankkija Finnish Feed Innovations, Alimetrics Ltd and GeneVia Ltd, which indicated that the positive intestinal effects of resin acids are related to their effects on gastrointestinal muco ...

In the recent years, Hankkija, together with professor Filip van Immerseel’s research group at the University of Ghent in Belgium, have studied the mechanism-of-action of dietary resin acids in broiler chicken. In a published study by Aguirre et al. (2019), resin acids were added to broiler chicken diets, which resulted in a significant reduction of inflammation-associated collagen ...

Modern animal feeding includes prophylactic approaches for supporting intestinal homeostasis and immunity, in order to avoid dysbiosis, diseases, and need for antimicrobial medication. According to the principles of the One Health concept, the well-being of humans, animals and the environment are all connected, and at these times of a pandemic, avoiding the excess usage of antibiotics in animal fa ...

For the poultry industry, the old saying of horsemen, ”no foot, no horse”, could be re-phrased into “no foot, no bird”. The rapid growth rate and large size of meat poultry poses a challenge on their foot health. Add to that a humid weather, and the likelihood of foot pad dermatitis (FPD) increases significantly.Bird welfare and economical issueOccurring in the plantar surf ...