Shining a light on gut health

Intestinal health is key to producing safe poultry products in a sustainable and socially acceptable manner. In the coming years, the dependence on antibiotics to protect intestinal health must to be drastically reduced. This will require further optimisation in terms of biosecurity, management and nutrition and the application of the latest technologies in the area of feed additives.   By Prof Dr Peter Spring , College of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Science (HAFL), Zollikofen, Switz