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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published a report on Animal Nutrition strategies and options to reduce the use of antimicrobials in animal production. A 55 pages report concludes Swine, Poultry, and Ruminant Animals in the studies. The concluding report covers various issues; i.e. 1. General principles of gastrointestinal digestion and defense, 2.  Dietary toolbox to support gastrointestinal defense, Dietary strategies and options for swine, 3. Dietary strategies and options for poultry, 4.  Dietary strategies and options for ruminants, 5. Health claims of dietary interventions and…

Monique ÉloitDirector-GeneralWorld Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)   Given that we live in a world of interconnectedness, the importance of data and improving datasets is paramount to achieving evidence-based policy-making at international and national levels. The Global Burden of Animal Diseases (GBADs) program will act as an essential piece of a bigger digital transformation at the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and it will act in complementarity with other OIE datasets and workstreams such as the Training Platform, Observatory, and PVS Pathway. The PVS Pathway is an OIE flagship program that aims to…

Meet the team and discover how good bacteria in livestock farming can improve animal health and feed conversion  Chr. Hansen, a 147-year-old globally leading bioscience company, has set out to grow a better world, naturally, through its sustainable solutions. Established in India in 2004, Chr. Hansen has now taken the decision to enter directly into the livestock sector in India with its innovative probiotic product portfolio for the poultry and dairy markets. “Our focus is relentlessly on customer centricity,” says Edward Manchester, Chr. Hansen’s Head of Animal Health and Nutrition…

The poultry industry today faces challenges such as rising feed and production costs apart from the demand of being one major source of animal protein in response to the growing global human population in the perspective of food safety and security. The ban on the use of in-feed antibiotics in Europe has influenced the increasing awareness of the consumers for food safety and health risk. Documented negative effects of using antibiotic growth promoters in feed triggered the continuous evaluation of in-feed natural growth promoter as an alternative. For the last…

(Acidomix DF+) on the performance of layers – A Short Review Christian Lückstädt1 and Sarah Mellor2 1ADDCON GmbH, Bitterfeld, Germany; 2Independent writer, Weinheim, Germany Microbiological integrity of eggs is an important issue, while bacterial pathogens in feed and environment of layer units can have serious consequences for bird health and productivity. Salmonella is the most widely understood bacterial pathogen in egg production, which, according to Farooq (2001) is among the bacterial species influencing higher losses in chicken and was abundantly found in bedding material of chicken (42%), drinkers (36%), feed…

Overview The broilers are fast growers and their feed intake rises rapidly every day. This higher demand places higher stress on intestine and gut microflora. With ever intensifying predisposing factors, it takes just one thing to disrupt the balance, like increased alternate raw materials, season, diet density, increased clostridial load, & higher use of antibiotics, lead to disturbed gut health signs. Leading to flock being treated prophylactically for enteritis. Whereas in therapeutic treatments, there is a high probability of induced dysbacteriosis. Specific signals from gut A broiler bird is allowed…

Everything you need to know about upcoming mycotoxin threats to poultry, swine, ruminants and aquaculture worldwide. The BIOMIN Mycotoxin Survey constitutes the longest running and most comprehensive data set on mycotoxin occurrence. The survey results provide insights on the incidence of the six major mycotoxins in the agricultural commodities used for livestock feed in order to identify the potential risk posed to livestock animal production. Highlights: BIOMIN is a leading company in MTX deactivation and analysis. With the help of cooperation partners we are able to present to you results from: 96 684 analysis,…

Damien Blondeau &Kurt Van de Mierop Nutrex NV,Belgium Stress is a method adopted by the body to cope with any challenge. Birds in particular are very sensitive to environmental challenges such as high ambient temperatureswhich causeheat stress.In poultry, heat stress has undesirable effects on gut health, nutrient digestion and absorption, the immune system and increases the oxidative stress levels, leading to a decrease in productivity and increase in economic losses for producers. Gut health The gastrointestinal tract is particularly responsive to stressors. Under heat stress conditions, morphological and physiological changes…

The year 2020 will go down in history as a year of cancellations! Fun was cancelled, socialising was cancelled, and of course SPACE was cancelled. In May 2020, due to the Covid 19 pandemic, we had to make the difficult but necessary and responsible decision to call off our in-person Expo. It was important to us to let you know as early and as clearly as possible, out of respect for your business. Thank you for your support in the face of this difficult and unprecedented time in the history…