Explore all the information on
Poultry nutrition - Other additives
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.
INTRODUCTION Heritage chickens are important for breeders and industry to protect valuable genes and traits over the long term. However, 50% or more of the genetic diversity is absent in commercial pure lines (FAO, 2007; Muir et al., 2008). Therefore, preserving potentially valuable genes by conducting research with heritage breeds is important. Changes in live weight and proportional growth of body components as affected by genotype and environmental factors are defined as...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
Summary This paper discusses the use of alternative feed ingredients in poultry nutrition. The importance and limitations, particularly the presence of anti-nutritive factors, of such ingredients are highlighted. The results of a series of studies recently completed or ongoing at the University of New England, Australia, suggest that the nutritive value of such ingredients can be improved through supplementation with microbial enzymes. As it is...
Comments : 31
Recommendations: 0
.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
The global overuse of antibiotics in animal production contributes to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Hankkija Finnish Feed Innovation has been focusing on alternative means to ensure performance in food-producing animals. Progres® is our latest innovation: the only natural product for animal feeding with scientifically proven anti-inflammatory effects in the gut. World Health Organization: «The future of antibiotics depends on all of us». ...
Comments : 4
Recommendations: 6
Dr. Pierre-André Geraert, Director Scientific Marketing at Adisseo, speaks about the main points discussed at the Advancia Academy, focused on variability and its impact to improve feed formulation, prior to ESPN 2019 in Gdansk, Poland
...
Comments : 12
Recommendations: 3
1. Introduction Recently, oxidative stress has become a major concern as a life threatening and a chronic-disease mediator [1–3]. The reactive oxygen or nitrogen species (ROS, RNS) are normally generated during the respiratory chain reaction in the mitochondria. Nevertheless, the excessive production of such ROS and RNS induces oxidative stress, homeostasis imbalance and subsequent pathological conditions [4]. Bacterial infection activates immune cells and induces...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
Lipids represent a group of organic compounds including fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. They are mainly made of carbon and hydrogen and, in a lesser extent, oxygen. Their main function is being an energy store (such as...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 4
DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM Broiler diets are mainly composed of vegetable feedstuffs. These ingredients usually consist of high amount of P in the phytate form (60 to 80%). The phytate form that is found in plants is mostly unavailable to be used for broilers [1]. Phytate is negatively charged under many pH conditions, and because of this property, phytate can form complexes with positively charged molecules and reduce their digestibility. Forming complexes with other nutrients can...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 1
SUMMARY The objective of this study was to investigate the utilization of energy as well as performance of broiler chickens on diets based on cassava chips and pellets with or without enzyme supplements. Feed intake to day 21 was lower (P < 0.01) on the diet containing cassava chips than on diets with maize or cassava pellets, in spite of enzyme supplementation and enzyme supplements improved (P < 0.01) feed intake...
Comments : 2
Recommendations: 0
By Claire Marie Coleman for CAES News
Chicken is one of the most widely eaten proteins in the world. The poultry industry contributes more than $41.8 billion to Georgia’s economy each year. The U.S. alone...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
Yeast products are widely used in feeding. They can improve animal performance by reducing the growth of pathogenic bacteria and supporting immunity. Although the marketing claims are similar, the...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 4
INTRODUCTION The largest costs in poultry meat and egg production are for feed. Feed cost minimization is dependent on determining the proper blend of ingredients to provide the desired nutrient levels. The desired nutrient levels should be those that result in the greatest differences in returns from meat and eggs sold and feed costs. Ler-man and Bie (1975) demonstrated the importance of knowing the variation in ingredients and variation in expected responses from different...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Candidate Genes Associated with Survival Following Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Infection in Chickens
Suggested link
INTRODUCTION Commercial broilers are exposed to several stressors before slaughter, including feed deprivation, crafting density, and transportation (Delezie, Swennen, Buyse, & Decuypere, 2007). Feed consumed by broilers is only of economic value if it is converted to saleable pounds of meat (Smidt, Formica, & Fritz, 1964). Since the early days of commercial poultry production, preparing broilers for processing included a time of feed withdrawal from the birds so...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 1
1. Introduction Similar to mammals, the liver in birds is involved in an array of metabolic and homeostatic functions and considered as a biochemical factory responsible for most of the synthesis, metabolism, excretion, and detoxification processes. It plays an important role in digestion and metabolism, regulating the production, storage, and release of lipids, carbohydrates and proteins [1]. The liver produces a variety of proteins, including blood proteins, enzymes, hormones,...
Comments : 1
Recommendations: 2
.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Mike Persia (Virginia Tech) talked about body composition and the advantages of this technology when evaluating energy status, during IPPE 2020 in Atlanta, USA....
Comments : 7
Recommendations: 2
Ana Gavrau, Global Technical Product Manager at Agrana, gives more details about a brand new production facility for crystalline betaine to benefit animal feed sectors over the world...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
Ana Gavrau, Global Technical Product Manager at Agrana, points out the main characteristics of ActiBeet® as a natural source of betaine obtained from sugar beet molasses, the differences between natural betaine and synthetic, and more…...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 2
Dr. Megan Edwards, Animal Nutrition Consultant at Integral Nutrition, focuses on the links between natural betaine and gut health, and shares with the users some advices about the use of Betaine...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 5
...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 1
1. Introduction Salmonella spp. is Gram-negative intracellular enteric bacterium of public health concern. It is responsible for over 90,000 cases of zoonotic food-borne infections per year in the European Union (EU), according to the last European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) report [1]. In recent years, different serovars were considered responsible for disease outbreaks, and Salmonella Typhimurium and S. Enteritidis were the most prevalent in the European Union...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 1
