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Alternative feed additives have promising importance in broiler production due to the ban on the use of certain antibiotics. The most used antibiotic alternatives in broiler production are phytogenics, organic acids, prebiotics, probiotics, enzymes, and their derivatives. Antibiotic alternatives have been reported to increase feed intake, stimulate digestion, improve feed efficiency, increase growth performance, and reduce the incidence of diseases by modulating the intestinal microbiota and immune system, inhibiting pathogens, and improving intestinal integrity. Simply, the gut microbiota is the target to raise the health benefits and growth-promoting effects of feed additives on broilers. Therefore, naturally available feed additives are promising antibiotic alternatives for broilers.
As part of our continued efforts to fully understand and optimize processing with our equipment, often used to make better versions (like ExPress® soy meal) of commodity ingredients, we completed a feeding study with layers at Virginia Tech. Feeding studies with layers are challenging because...
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Martina Kluenemann, Research Manager for Nutrition Immunology and Physiology at Evonik Animal Nutrition, speaks about the mode of action of creatine as a constituent of energy metabolism and the benefits of GuanAMINO® supplementation in animals...
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Introducing Afla-V ONE: Fast, precise aflatoxin detection for complete feeds and pet foods
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The history of antibiotic use in poultry feed is quite old and in a very short period of time it gained a special identity as an antibiotic growth promoter (AGP). There is no doubt, this special name came from its proven effect on the growth performance. However, Health officials desperate to maintain the efficacy of...
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WHAT IS HEAT STRESS? It is a combination of metabolic and environmental factors that forces animals to undergo physiological, metabolic and behavioral adaptations to maintain body temperature within normal limits and in a sustained mode. Heat stress occurs when the...
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DL-Methionine and L-Methionine are Equally Efficient in Broilers
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Interovo Egg Group the latest leading poultry company to implement Evonik Porphyrio® software solutions.
Interovo Egg Group BV – one of Europe’s leading producers of eggs and egg products –...
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Royal Agrifirm Group has chosen Porphyrio® software as integration partner for its PoultryNEXT platform.
Royal Agrifirm Group (RAG) – whose motto is “Better...
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Comparative life cycle assessment of amino acid use in pig, broiler and egg production. In 2015, Evonik reported a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of methionine, lysine, threonine, tryptophan and valine in broiler and pig...
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Glucagon-like peptide (GLP) is one of the major intestinal hormones and has two subtypes, GLP-1 and GLP-2. GLP-1 is a 36-amino acid peptide released from intestinal L cells in response to ingested nutrients [1]. In the gut, this peptide hormone performs a variety of physiological and biological roles. Some of these functions include enhancing glucose-dependent insulin release, inhibiting glucagon secretion, increasing pancreatic β cell growth [10, 27], decreasing food intake [1],...
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Deoxynivalenol (DON; vomitoxin) is a trichothecene mycotoxin that is produced by Fusarium graminearum (F. graminearum) and is prevalently found in grains such as wheat, corn, barley and their by-products. Food and feed contaminated with DON cause a variety of adverse health effects in humans and farm animals. Poultry are also adversely affected by DON but less susceptible due to differences in DON metabolism. Because of the differences in breeds, types of diet and strains of poultry,...
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Introduction Controlling production costs and animal welfare are important factors for breeders. Feed accounts for 50 to 70% of the production cost in poultry production (van Horne, 2018). The feed conversion ratio (FCR), which is the ratio of feed consumption to meat or egg production, is an important criterion for the profitability of these farms. It is also an indicator of the environmental impact of production. For example, the reduction of 10% in FCR results in a reduction...
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The sustainability of animal production is currently one of the key business drivers for the feed industry. Sustainability is a broad term with a lot of different interpretations. According to...
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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...
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Copper (Cu) has been widely used at pharmacological levels (e.g., 125 ppm) as growth promoter in poultry. However, the mechanism by which high levels of Cu promote growth remains to be determined. It is commonly recognized that Cu exerts anti-microbial effect in the gut but there is not much direct and consistent data showing that Cu alters the population of bacterial species in birds. And copper can maintain proper body functions and obtain the optimal growth performance of poultry (Banks...
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1. Introduction Taste perception influences feed intake guiding nutrient choices [1,2]. It has been widely assumed that the sense of taste in avian species is not as accurate as in mammals, as they have fewer taste buds [3]. However, the ratio of taste buds to oral cavity volume in birds appears to be higher than in most mammals [4]. Recent behavioural and genomic studies have found that birds have a highly developed sense of taste [1,5,6]. Poultry possesses a...
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Travis Schaal talks about the importance of biosecurity to prevent avian influenza outbreaks
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As producers reduce antibiotic use, scientists examine new strategies to improve bird growth and health
Poultry scientists are investigating new ways to keep birds healthy and shift the poultry industry away from widespread use of antibiotics. Researchers are especially keen to improve antimicrobial strategies for organically raised chickens, which are not given antibiotics.
According to a new paper...
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INTRODUCTION Genetic selection in poultry has progressed continuously since the early 1960s, resulting in faster growth rates and higher meat production (Havenstein et al., 2003a,b). Over the past 60 years, body weight gain has increased fourfold from 1957 to 2005 with a simultaneous 50% reduction in feed conversion ratio and 79% higher Pectoralis major yield in males and 85% in females (Zuidhof et al., 2014). At the same time, the growth, development, structure, and...
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At Novus, we pride ourselves in thinking about the Earth and sustainability every day. We have the ability to make a difference, but that can only happen when we all work together....
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Field pea ( Pisum sativum ) is a good source of protein but can also provide energy due to high starch content (Petterson et al., 1997). The slowly digestible starch in pea may improve energy utilization in broilers because of the prolonged elevated plasma glucose levels (Enting et al., 2005). Thus, partial replacement of soybean meal and wheat with pea may affect the net energy value of the diet. This experiment was performed to investigate the effect of pea in diet formulation on...
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Introducing Afla-V ONE: Fast, precise aflatoxin detection for complete feeds and pet foods
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I. INTRODUCTION Omega-3 PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acids) are commonly known for their health benefits to the consumer. This family of essential fatty acids provides a host of health benefits. There are three types of fatty acids in the omega-3 family: alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Each of these omega-3 fatty acids is considered essential; however, not all...
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