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.
A recent Poultry CRC study has shown that broilers raised on fibrous litter are generally more uniform in feed consumption, Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) and, most importantly, body weight. This potentially greater uniformity holds the promise of less out of specification birds at the processing plant.
Moreen Ali, Laboratory Manager at Inghams, undertook comparative studies of the productivity and health of broilers raised on rice hulls, softwood sawdust, pine shavings, re-used single...
Comments : 1
Recommendations: 0
what is the definition of organic trace mineral?currenlty, what is the kind of trace mineral that affects to reproduction such fertility? ...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
Improved broiler performance with the aid of organic acids has been reported from many sources. An important limitation, however, is that organic acids are rapidly metabolised from the fore-gut (crop to gizzard) of birds, which will reduce their impact on growth performance. ADDCON's patented poultry product FORMI NDF based on their unique double-salt technology has been proven to be effective in the whole gastro-intestinal tract (presentation at Poultry Nutrition Symposium in...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
Phosphorus is an essential dietary nutrient for growing birds and is also essential for egg production and eggshell quality of laying hens. Even though an adequate amount of phosphorus is needed to support growth and production, there is a great concern about the contamination of land and water sources due to the phosphorus content in poultry manure. Thus, there is a great need to reduce the amount of phosphorus excreted in poultry manure by lowering the dietary...
Comments : 9
Recommendations: 0
Summary The combined inclusion of xylanase plus phytase in a wheat-based diet increased the ileal digestibility coefficients of 17 amino acids by an average of 8.6% (0.830 versus 0.764), which exceeded the average increases individually generated by xylanase (4.8%) or phytase (5.5%). Of probable relevance is that the combination of xylanase plus phytase markedly increased ileal digestibility of sodium from -0.516 to 0.043. I. INTRODUCTION The...
Comments : 3
Recommendations: 0
The nutritive value of broiler diets containing rapeseed meals could be improved by appropriate xylanase-based enzymes, Chinese research has found.
In an in vitro and a broiler feeding trial Chinese researchers investigated the effect of fibre-degrading enzymes on the nutritive value of broiler diets containing hulled or dehulled Chinese double-low rapeseed meals.
Enzymes used were xylanase + β-glucanase (A), xylanase (B) and xylanase + cellulase (C)....
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Gustor BP-70 is based on sodium butyrate with a specific fat coating allowing the active ingredients to reach the distal sections of the digestive tract, not only acting as a natural growth promoter but also reducing the levels of pathogenic bacteria, especially Salmonella.
Previous research has shown that Gustor BP-70 efficiently stops the spreading of Salmonella in a flock.
Recently, we conducted a field trial with a large company in South East Asia. The test involved a...
Comments : 1
Recommendations: 0
The development of resistance to certain antibiotics poses real problems to the animal and public health (Barton 2000, Hofacre et al., 2001). Consequently, many additives (prebiotics, probiotics, symbiotics...) raise a particular interest as products of substitution to antibiotics in order to improve the production performances and the health of animals (Bach 2001, Revington 2002). Pediococcus acidilactici is a probiotic bacterium that presents positive effects on the balance...
Comments : 3
Recommendations: 0
The Food Standards Agency has failed to support a ban on a poultry feed additive which contains the antimicrobial drug, nicarbazin. Nicarbazin residues have been a persistent problem in a high proportion of UK-produced chicken liver and in some chicken meat, but can also be found in more than a quarter of a million eggs eaten each day by British consumers. An EU scientific review [1] found that a safe level for residues could not be established...
Comments : 14
Recommendations: 0
Latest in enzyme technology boosts amino acid digestibility of broiler diets containing up to 18% DDGS.
Broiler producers looking for lower feed costs with distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) can use the latest developments in enzyme technology reported Dr David Ledoux at the 2009 International Poultry Scientific Forum, Atlanta, USA, 26-27 January 2009.
The use of DDGS in animal feed has increased with the growth of the bioethanol industry. Whilst DDGS is potentially...
Comments : 1
Recommendations: 0
.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Meat meal is an animal feedstuff produced by recycling animal by-products. These by-products include meat trimmings, inedible parts and organs, fetuses, and certain condemned carcasses. They are cooked (rendered) to produce a nutritional and economical feed ingredient. Blood, hair, hoofs, horns, manure, stomach contents, and hide trimmings are not permitted to be added to the meal. When bones are added to the meat meal it becomes meat and bone meal. Millions of tons of...
Comments : 8
Recommendations: 0
Importance of Early Feed Intake Feed intake is the single most important factor in determining growth rate of commercial broilers and turkeys. The data in Table 1 were obtained from industry sources and show that birds consuming feed the fastest weighed the most at processing and converted feed best. These data show what experienced growers have known for some time — flocks that do the best tend to be active and consume starter feeds quickly. It is also important to...
Comments : 4
Recommendations: 0
NEXT Enhance® 150 is a standardised combination of thymol and cinnamaldehyde, an active ingredient of cinnamon extract. This combination acts to optimise gut flora equilibrium in the broiler and breeder chicken, leading to better feed efficiency and growth for the animal. Continuing to understand the mechanisms behind the consistent benefits in animal trials, Carotenoid Technologies SA (CaroTech®) has worked exclusively with the Zootechnical Department at the University of Ljubljana in...
Comments : 1
Recommendations: 0
The unprecedented increase in feed prices during the past year are by now an unfortunate matter of record. The cost of virtually all feed ingredients, especially corn, soybean meal, phosphate, fat and even vitamins has gone far beyond any reasonable expectation. A number of causes for the current crisis have been cited, and their respective magnitudes debated, but it is certain that the massive diversion of feed ingredients to biofuels, reduced crop yields, and an increased demand for animal...
Comments : 1
Recommendations: 0
For many decades, Georgia has been one of the leading poultry states in the nation. Unfortunately, the need for feed components such as corn and soybean meal far exceeds the state’s ability to produce these ingredients. Thus, enormous quantities of grain and high protein oilseed meals are routinely imported from the mid-west. An ongoing project of the Poultry Science Department at the University of Georgia has been to investigate means of increasing the use of Georgia agricultural...
Comments : 4
Recommendations: 0
Genetic progress and nutritional consequences Just as for the other species, genetic progress has a considerable influence on dietary amino acid concentrations. Over the last 30 years, production to a constant age has increased by more than 40 %, while feed consumption has been reduced by...
Comments : 2
Recommendations: 0
The rapid emergence of ethanol plants in Indiana will result in a large quantity of corn co-products that could be used to feed poultry. The primary co-product available is fed as dried distillers’ grains with solubles (DDGS); however, the quantity that may be fed may be limited because there are numerous issues affecting use of DDGS in poultry rations. Issues to Be Addressed Whether large amounts of DDGS can be fed on poultry farms...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
Modern poultry and egg production is facing several challenges. Growing demand for poultry products and rising prices for raw materials require the implementation of optimal production conditions with the aim to secure high animal...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
Lucta S.A. reports that Luctarom® Convert increases fat digestibility in poultry diets. This effect is explained by previous results showing increased activity of digestive enzymes in broilers fed this phytogenic product. In digestibility trials conducted at IRTA (Spain), the feeding of Luctarom® Convert at 500 ppm improved soya bean oil digestibility by 3% and lard digestibility by 7% in 21-day old broilers. Remarkably, Luctarom® Convert made lard as digestible as soya bean oil in...
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
Pea production on the Prairies has increased dramatically in recent years but the use of peas in poultry diets has been limited. One of the problems faced by producers and feed mills is the variability in the feeding value of this crop for poultry. Because of this variation, people are unsure of how birds will perform on pea-based rations and reluctant to include high levels of peas in poultry feed. With the support of funding from Manitoba Egg Producers, Dr. Bill Guenter and Dr....
Comments : 0
Recommendations: 0
