Managing and supporting gut health in turkeys
![The development of the gut starts during incubation and continues once the poult hatches. During the first 2 weeks of life, the gut tissues undergo rapid development and the villi at the gut surface elongate. [Photo: RBI]](https://live.poultryworld.net/app/uploads/2021/04/001_410_rb-image-1729209-848x565.jpeg)
A key factor in the biological performance and efficiency of food producing animals, turkeys in particular, is the health of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. A healthy GI tract ensures optimal digestion and absorption of nutrients.
In recent years there has been a concern that the use of antimicrobials in food producing animals is contributing to the rise in prevalence of drug resistant bacteria. In response to this concern, growth promoting antibiotics were withdrawn from farming practices acro
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