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Do we have the tools to reduce

antibiotics in swine production?

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Respiratory Challenges:

Breathing Space for Antibiotic Reduction?

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Improve Gut Health

to optimize Breeder Performance

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Support Piglets Immunity

for a better Life Start

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Toxin Risk Management

to improve Feed Conversion

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Egg antibody technology for nursery pig application

October 9, 2019

EW Nutrition

Pigs at birth having insufficient immunity are simply not able to cope with the stress situations they face early in life. They of course become susceptible to the many pathogens…

Challenging times for broilers? Phytomolecules, not antibiotics, are the answer

September 9, 2019

EW Nutrition

By Ajay Bhoyar and Sabria Regragui Mazili Anyone working with today’s fast-growing broiler chicken knows that it is a sensitive creature – and so is its gut health. Thanks to…

Phytomolecules: A tool against antibiotic-resistant E. coli

August 15, 2019

EW Nutrition

Diseases caused by E. coli entail use of antibiotics in animal production E. coli infections are a major problem in pig production. Especially young animals with an incompletely developed…

phytomolecules in broilers’ and laying hens’ diet improves their performance

Phytomolecules: Boosting Poultry Performance without Antibiotics

July 2, 2019

EW Nutrition

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global public health. It is largely caused by the overuse of antibiotics in human medicine and agriculture. In intensive poultry production most…

Calf and diarrhoea - what is the solution?

Diarrhoea? Egg powder to the rescue

November 12, 2018

EW Nutrition

Another tool to reduce the use of antibiotics is the use of immunoglobulins from eggs. Trials showed that this product is effective to support a calf’s start in life and…

Healthy chicks and mycotoxins interactions

Understanding the dangers of mycotoxins for breeder hens

November 1, 2018

EW Nutrition

Breeding hens are a valuable asset for the poultry industry, as they produce the hatching eggs and day-old chicks. It is therefore important to manage contamination as well as possible.…

Fewer pathogens with egg immunoglobulins

October 25, 2018

EW Nutrition

For newborn pigs there are often a host of different challenges – think of crushing or contamination of the farrowing pen. For the last problem, solutions exist. A dietary approach…

Mycotoxin interactions: An obstacle to risk assessment

October 24, 2018

EW Nutrition

In animal feed, multi-mycotoxin contamination is found quite frequently and seems to be the rule rather than the exception in practical diets. Here we present a quick overview of the…

Secondary Plant Compounds (SPC’s) to reduce the use of antibiotics?

October 13, 2018

EW Nutrition

Initial in vitro trials give reason for hope Antibiotic Resistance Some bacteria, due to mutations, are less sensitive to certain antibiotics than others. This means that if certain antibiotics are…

Necrotic enteritis in poultry

October 13, 2018

EW Nutrition

Enteric diseases cause significant economic losses due to decreased weight gain, higher mortality, higher feed conversion, higher veterinary costs and medicine and a higher risk of contamination by poultry products…