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Understanding and preserving gut health
02-01-2023 | Article

Understanding and preserving gut health

The capsule is easily swallowed by a cow and stays in the gut throughout its lifetime. Photo: Van Assendelft Photography
02-01-2023 | Article

New cheap bolus for smarter farming

Giving the postbiotic in the diet from weaning reduced the intensity and duration of diarrhoea when pigs were subsequently challenged with F4+.
02-01-2023 | Article

A pioneer postbiotic to maintain gut health in pigs

The supply and demand imbalance was one of the largest issues facing the sector with perhaps a quarter of consumers cutting right back on food spending. Photo: Joris Telders
31-12-2022 | Article

Keeping chicken affordable during major cost and supply challenges

The opening of the inlets should always match the fan capacity and generally have a minimum opening of 5 cms (about the width of two fingers) to produce an optimal air jet. Photo: Cobb
30-12-2022 | Article

Optimising winter ventilation for broilers

Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Dr Gerardine Mukeshimana: “Rwanda’s poultry industry is transforming from subsistence farming to more knowledge-intensive and market-oriented poultry farming.” Photo: Fabian Brockötter
29-12-2022 | Article

Positive outlook for poultry in sub-Saharan Africa

Prevention is better than cure
28-12-2022 | Article

Prevention is better than cure

Maintenance needs are always the main priority and only after this need has been met are nutrients available for growth or egg production.
28-12-2022 | Article

Significance of maintenance energy requirement in breeders

Food sustainability expert Carlos Saviani said that while the egg sector represents just 0.6% of total GHG emissions, improvements are still needed. Photo: Tim Scrivener
26-12-2022 | Article

Resilience key theme at British free-range egg producers meeting

The RegioHuhn project aims to develop crosses of local breeds and high-performing hybrids.
21-12-2022 | Article

Search for a well-balanced dual-purpose bird