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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.
Michèle Tixier-Boichard, President of the World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA), explains how the association works and shares their plans for 2025, in this Engormix interview during an AMEVEA Congress in Colombia. ...
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Recent publications by Verhelle und Saremi (2024) and Westreicher-Kristen et al. (2025) reported broiler feeding experiments to evaluate the nutritional value of guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) in comparison to L-arginine (L-Arg). Basically, reported broiler performance responses are in agreement with expectations based on literature. However, the authors drew misleading conclusions on the efficacy of GAA. It is our objective to clarify this matter because both publications confirm high arginine...
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Effects of <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i> fermentative products supplementation on growth performances, carcass characteristics and immune response in Native Chickens
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Caio Tellini (Technical Department Manager, Safeeds Animal Nutrition) shares his research on a gut-targeted blend of essential oils and organic acids, and its effect on broilers' diets in this Engormix interview. ...
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Dr. Pradeep Krishnan (Evonik Animal Nutrition) highlights the growing importance of gut health in animal nutrition, addressing the immune challenges faced by producers. Discover how Evonik is leading the way with innovative solutions, such as probiotics and tributerins, to improve gut flora balance and integrity.
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Gut health challenge is one of the major factors affecting production and profitability in commercial laying hens. In addition, chronic heat stress results in lowered feed intake, egg production, egg quality, gut microbiome and also impairs acid-base balance in laying birds. Numerous data support that laying birds fed with organic acid improved egg production and quality (Sakdee et al., 2018; Zhang et al., 2022). Butyric acid, an important organic acid serves as a primary source of energy...
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We’re excited to announce the upcoming Poultry Nutrition 101 Online Course, which is currently in development. This course is designed for the general public, growers, industry professionals, and non-nutrition academic groups interested in poultry nutrition and feed management. This interactive course will provide fundamental and applied poultry nutrition knowledge. Stay updated by clicking...
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We are excited to announce dates for APSS 2026: 9th -11th February, 2026.
Next year's conference will be centered around this overarching theme: "Poultry Production Through a Futuristic Lens".
The APSS Organising Committee is pleased to confirm that the 2026 symposium will once again be...
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1. Introduction For decades, the livestock production sector has focused on improving animal production efficiency to stretch out the world population’s needs concerning farmed products [1]. This is particularly true for conventional broiler chickens’ production, where advancements in genetics, nutrition programs, management strategy, and medicine have resulted in more efficient birds, allowing a decrease of the slaughter age dramatically [2,3]. This is well illustrated...
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Veterinary APIs Market Update: Price Trends & Key Insights – February 2025
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Fernanda Castro (Evonik Animal Nutrition) explores how GuanAMINO® enhances profitability and animal performance under various conditions, from heat stress to low-crude protein diets....
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As the global population continues to grow, the demand for high-quality protein in animal nutrition is increasing. The broiler industry, as one of the largest and fastest-growing livestock sectors, faces significant challenges in securing sustainable and cost-effective feed ingredients. Conventional protein...
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Selective Elimination vs Competitive Exclusion: The Future of Antibiotic Alternatives in Food Animal Production As antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to threaten both public and animal health, the food animal industry is urgently shifting towards sustainable alternatives to antibiotics. Two promising strategies have emerged: Selective Elimination using bacteriophages or phage lysins and Competitive Exclusion using probiotics. Both methods target harmful bacteria but...
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INTRODUCTION As most farmers’ focus is on broiler farming for meat, cockerel production has not received the attention it deserves over the years. With increasing global human population, it is necessary to boast the production of animal and poultry that will meet the urgent market need for animal protein (Steinfeld, 2003). One approach to tackle this is to stimulate the cockerel industry, the neglected area of poultry production. Protein is a crucial component of chicken...
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Introduction Fat is an essential component in broiler feed, serving as a highly concentrated energy source and playing a crucial role in growth performance, feed efficiency, and meat quality. Selecting the right fat source is critical to balancing cost-effectiveness, energy value, and essential fatty acid (EFA) requirements. In this article, we will compare Beef Tallow, Soya Crude Oil, and Rice Bran Crude Oil as fat sources in broiler diets, analyze their cost and nutritional...
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Struggling with feed pellets breaking apart in water? Dealing with excessive dust in poultry, swine, or cattle feed? Magicoh Pellet Binder strengthens pellets, improves water stability, and enhances feed quality. Hear what Mr. Ronnick Fong (Hangzhou De Mark) has to say about it...
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Protein reduction by up to 1.5% in commercial broiler production did not affect performance but had several benefits
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Struggling with feed pellets breaking apart in water? Dealing with excessive dust in poultry, swine, or cattle feed? Magicoh Pellet Binder strengthens pellets, improves water stability, and enhances feed quality. Hear what Mr. Ronnick Fong (Hangzhou De Mark) has to say about it...
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I. INTRODUCTION Dietary electrolyte balance (DEB) is defined by the interrelationship between sodium (Na + ), potassium (K + ) and chloride (Cl - ) where DEB = Na ++ K + -Cl - as mEq/kg and it plays an influential role in homeostasis of the body fluids. Borges et al. (2004) investigated DEB in two experiments and concluded that there was a quadratic effect on weight gain and feed conversion efficiency (FCE) when the DEB was...
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INTRODUCTION Cereal grains and vegetable protein sources contain between 10-75% of non-starch polysaccharides (NSP). NSP in cereals form part of the cell wall structure and in vegetable proteins, such as legumes, may also play a role as an energy storage material. As far as monogastric animal nutrition is concerned, NSP as the major part of fibre (fibre is the sum of NSP and lignin) are regarded as feed components that...
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Al Zimmerman, CEO of Axitan, discusses how their groundbreaking endolysin technology is transforming antibiotic-free production. He shares insights on productivity gains, cost savings, and the company's exciting plans for 2025, including new partnerships and product expansions....
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Effects of <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i> fermentative products supplementation on growth performances, carcass characteristics and immune response in Native Chickens
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Ricky Thaper (Poultry Federation of India) explains how increases in feed costs and restrictions on imported GM-modified soybean meal and corn affect India's poultry industry in this Engormix interview during IPPE 2025 in Atlanta, USA....
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