Health/Nutrition

From 1 January 2026, birds over 30 weeks of age must be fed 100% organic diets. Photo: Mark Pasveer

11-12-2025 | News

Changes coming in UK’s feed rules for organic poultry and pigs

A team has collected blood and feather samples from over 600 chickens from smallholding farms in 19 different island locations around Indonesia. Created with the help of AI (Reve.art)

10-12-2025 | News

Identifying new strains of Marek’s disease virus across Indonesia

Strict compliance with biosecurity measures at poultry farms – such as cleaning boots and changing clothing – is crucial to tackling avian influenza, according to EFSA. Photo: Cor Salverius Fotografie

10-12-2025 | News

Expert group very concerned about avian influenza outbreak in the Netherlands

Sales of Highest Priority Critically Important Antimicrobials (HP-CIAs) for food-producing animals remained very low and were essentially unchanged on 2023 figures but are 84% lower than 2014. Photo: Henk Riswick

04-12-2025 | News

UK reports continued drop in livestock antibiotic use with major progress on resistance

Ensuring chicks receive optimal nutrition is paramount as it influences their early development, health, and long-term productivity. Image created with the help of AI (Reve.art)

03-12-2025 | Article

How amino acids affect appetite in newborn chicks

A total of 16 new organisations have joined the IPC’s antimicrobial use stewardship programme. Photo: Hans Prinsen

03-12-2025 | News

Global poultry sector unites to combat antimicrobial resistance

Can food waste and animal manure can be converted into valuable volatile fatty acids that can be used as a substrate to cultivate protein-rich fungal biomass, which can be used to produce animal feed? This image was created with the help of AI (Reve.art)

01-12-2025 | News

Turning organic waste and manure into valuable, sustainable feed

Antibiotic Reduction - special focus

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10-01-2022 | Expert opinion

One step at a time

Antibiotic resistance in food animals have direct and indirect effects on human health. Photo: Max Pixel

10-01-2022 | Article

Mitigating antibiotics use in the livestock industry

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