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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 | 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

Birds fed a medium inclusion of an exogenous muramidase for 42 days had a significantly higher European Production Efficiency Factor (EPEF) (431) than those in the control group (403). Photo: Aberration Films Ltd/Science Photo Library

24-08-2021 | Article

Implications of peptidoglycans for GI functionality

Vaccines help to a great extent to prevent diseases and complications that result in the need for antibiotics. Photo: Henk Riswick

23-08-2021 | Article

Ways the US layer industry deals without antibiotics

Like many products, the quality of the raw materials influences the qualilty of the final product and its properties. PCMs can be produced from many different materials, ranging from bituminous coal to pristine wood sources. Photo: Svetlana Kolpakova

10-08-2021 | Article

Boosting poultry gut integrity with a source of charcoal

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