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Phytogenics in poultry nutrition
Phytogenics, also known as phytobiotics, are natural bioactive compounds of botanical origin that are used as alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) and are added to feed to enhance animal performance. Although phytogenics encompass a wide variety of substances of biological origin, formulation, chemical characterization, and purity, they can be classified into four groups: (1) herbs (products obtained from flowering, woody, and nonperennial plants); (2) botanicals (whole or processed parts of a plant, such as roots, leaves, tree bark, and spices); (3) essential oils (hydro-distilled extracts of volatile plant compounds); and (4) oleoresins (anhydrous solvent-based extracts). These plant-derived products do not contain residues, are natural, and are less toxic than synthetic antibiotics or inorganic chemicals. Many are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and can be used as feed additives in animal nutrition.
The importance of phytogenic and nutraceutical solutions based in botanical compounds and natural ingredients for the prevention of diseases lies in the fact that there are more than 10.000 plants with medicinal properties that can be found in nature: a huge variety of natural sources of...
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Prologue Energy is the most elusive nutrient in poultry diets. Simply reducing the energy content in poultry feed may not be a viable option for cost-saving in feed formulation. An economical solution is to enable efficient...
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Francesca Blasco, Global Director Product Development and Innovation at Phytobiotics, shares her insights on product development and research this company is developing nowadays
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Introduction Infectious bronchitis, newcastle disease, infectious laryngotracheitis, avian influenza, and pneumovirus are the viruses that more frequently affect the respiratory tract of chickens. Because of the tendency to change its antigenic properties, viral diseases are predominantly present in most poultry producing areas of the world. New serotypes and variant strains of respiratory viruses are reported in several countries. Current commercially available vaccines do not...
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Components of Gut Health The intestine is a complex organ that comprises regions with distinct structural and physiological functions specialized in digestion and nutrient absorption. Simultaneously, the gut represents the primary contact site with foreign antigens and pathogens that can enter, reside and disseminate to the internal organs. For this reason, the gut harbors the majority of immune cells, referred to as gut-associated lymphoid tissues, when compared to other tissues....
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Is it possible to achieve animal health with nutraceutical and phytogenics solutions? Hear what Pablo Olivera Domingo from Liptosa has to say about it.
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Following a path to sustainability and global well-being, Indian Herbs is committed to support animal healthcare industry and esteemed customers. Dr. Shivi Maini, General Manager Technical, Indian Herbs Specialties, points out why phytogenic solutions are relevant nowadays
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Dr. Prasad Nagpure (Indian Herbs) speaks about the major problems poultry farmers are facing and Gustocheck, a phytogenic for healthy gut function and control of loose droppings...
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From your point of view, why phytogenic are so relevant nowadays? Hear what Dr. Steve Leeson has to say about it...
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Changing Feed Industry Imperatives Call For A Closer Look At On-Site Aflatoxin Test Methods
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INTRODUCTION The huge increase in poultry production to meet the growing demand in Nigeria has led to the rise in antibiotic use, leading to a worrying increase in cases of antibiotic resistance diagnosed in animal and humans via direct contact, environmental contamination and food consumption, causing high cases of cancer and other ailments. According to NCI (2012), over 100 types of cancers affects humans, this negativity prompted the European Union (2006) to recommend other...
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Introduction The poultry industry has experienced unprecedented growth in the past 70 years due to improved genetics, nutrition, housing, water quality and veterinary care driven by post-WWII consumer demands (Havenstein, et al., 2003). Modern-day poultry efficiently convert feed to meat and eggs, but genetic selection for improved performance may have inadvertently selected for a negative correlative response to other traits such as immune function (Cheema et al., 2003). The reader...
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Antibacterial activity of Bacillus species-derived surfactin on Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and Clostridium perfringens (Extract)
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Sustainable poultry production in India requires consistent quality and continuous supply of feed and feed additives. The implementation of laws to prohibit the use of growth promoters in animal diets enforces feed industries to use plant sources as feed additives in poultry diets. Research on phtyochemicals as natural feed additives should be supported so that India can be self-sufficient in feed additives for poultry industries. Phytobiotics or phytogenic feed additives (PFAs) in...
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Introduction: Phytogenic products are a category of feed additives that are made from plant-based ingredients and are used to enhance animal health and productivity. They include essential oils, extracts, and some compounds derived from various plant species and herbs. These products have antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects on poultry and other animal species. Phytoncides and...
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Current market review and perspective of Florfenicol, Tilmicocin, vitamins and aminoacids
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Introduction Blackhead disease, also known as Histomoniasis, is an important poultry disease caused by Histomona meleagridis, which is a protozoa that spreads in the bird by the roundworm Heterakis gallinarum, and infects the cecum and liver. Turkeys are highly susceptible to this disease. Although mortalities in turkey flocks reach 80-100% and economic losses exceed 2 million USD/year, there are lack of approved drugs against blackhead disease. Therefore, phytogenic compounds...
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Kurt Wegleitner (Phytobiotics) comments on what his company can offer in terms of feed additives, in this interview during IPPE 2023 in Atlanta, USA....
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Sebastian Decap (Plantae Labs SpA) comments on this disease and the process of encapsulation for this additive so it can reach the ceca, in this interview during IPPE 2023 in Atlanta, USA....
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Prologue Heat stress brings about major physiological changes in poultry birds, which negatively affects feed intake, feed efficiency, production, performance, reproductive efficiency, and disease outbreaks. Reduced feed intake during heat stress decreases vitamins and minerals intake, which leads to decreased serum and liver concentrations of these micro-nutrients. Moreover, mobilization and excretion of minerals and vitamins are increased under stress conditions due to...
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Effects of heat stress on plasma calcium concentration, egg production and egg quality Highly productive modern poultry breeds are more prone to heat stress and rising global temperatures is one of the greatest challenge for the industry. It greatly damages a bird’s performance in terms of feed intake, feed conversion, body weight, egg production, rooster activity and hatchability (Nilipour, 1996). Stress of high environmental heat during summer also interfere with the...
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Acidification of drinking water of broilers prior to processing is commonly used to reduce Salmonella entering into the plant, via crop contamination. This study evaluated an organic acid and essential oil product (OEP), when provided in the drinking water (3 ml/gallon) early and/or late in production, for reduction in S. heidelberg (SH) colonization in broilers. Eight hundred Ross x Ross day-old male chicks were assigned to 4 treatments in 32 floor pens, with 8 replicates per treatment and...
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