Gut health: Reducing antibiotic use in poultry production

In recent years pressure to reduce on farm antibiotic usage has been mounting, with retailers now monitoring farmers’ performance and antibiotic growth promoters banned in the EU. As we move towards antibiotic reduction in agriculture, it is becoming increasingly important to promote gut health and target disease challenges in other ways. Broiler production focuses on obtaining a low feed conversion ratio alongside a high growth rate, while breeders and layers focus on the number of viable ha