Poultry gut health latest developments - Poultry World

A functional, evidence-based approach to gut health is key to providing practical insights that inform in-field decision making for better animal performance and farm profitability. Photo: AB Vista

30-05 | News

Translating poultry gut health science into on-farm solutions

Roger Davin (Schothorst Feed Research), Dr Arno de Kreij (IFF), Fabian Brockotter (Poulty World) and Christophe Bostvironnois (Novonesis). Photo: Misset

31-03 | News

Video: Poultry World seminar on optimising digestion

Across all 9 points, supplementing chicken diets with the probiotic or the antibiotic significantly changed the relative abundance of bacterial strains compared to the standard diet. Photo: Canva

15-05-2024 | News

Benefits of probiotics in chicks explored

The modern broiler eats around 4.5 kgs of food within its 35-day lifespan, which is equivalent to a human consuming 1,000 slices of bread a day: a tremendous task for the gut.

10-07-2023 | Article

Good intestinal integrity in poultry makes all the difference

Research suggest 3 major sectors of food animal production (poultry, cattle and pigs) have acted as backgrounds for the evolution and emergence of this pathogen. Photo: CDC

16-03-2022 | News

Evolving E. coli strains from farm animals to humans

Only two-thirds of the creatine requirement for maximum animal performance is supplied by the animal’s own creatine synthesis. Photo: Evonik

05-03-2022 | Article

Closing the creatine supply gap in poultry

Postmortem examinations should be done on healthy flock members with normal feed intake. Photo: Hans Prinsen

03-03-2022 | Article

Understanding the dynamics of worm infestation in poultry

Hanna Hamina runs a broiler farm in Finland and is also executive director of the Finnish Poultry Association. Photo: Hanna Hamina

18-11-2021 | Article

Excelling in antibiotic-free broiler production

Cage-free challenges include feather pecking, a problem that can be mitigated by using red lighting. Photo: Ronald Hissink

17-11-2021 | Article

Understanding the dynamics of cage-free housing

Global marketing director at Chr. Hansen, Marcelo Lang, says not all probiotics are the same. Strain matters! Photo: Chr. Hansen

10-11-2021 | Article

Gaining a better understanding of probiotics

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