Antibiotics in feed
Studies show that many instances of diarrhoea in young animals are caused by nutritional shortcomings. This could be prevented by better selection and composition of the ingredients in the diet – with no use of antibiotics at all.
Faced with consumer and regulatory pressure, EU producers are now aiming to claim ‘no antibiotics ever’. Outside the EU, various definitions of antibiotic-free (ABF) production are in circulation. Reduced use, ionophores only, organic production with no antibiotics, ionophore coccidiostats, chemical anticoccidials or chemical antibacterials, such as sulphonamides, are among the approaches employed. ‘No antibiotics ever’ refers to animals raised without antibiotics in their feed and water and injections that include no ionophores, although they may still receive coccidiostats. This challenging production requirement demands that special attention is paid to bacteria control during hatching or weaning and healthy gut development. It also requires careful selection of high quality ingredients for young animal diets.
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- Antibiotics in feedSwine Poultry Ruminants
Reducing antibiotic use in young animals
Studies show that many instances of diarrhea in young animals are caused by nutritional shortcomings. This could be prevented by better selection and composition of the ingredients in the diet – with no use of antibiotics at all. Faced with consumer and regulatory pressure, EU producers are now aiming to claim ‘no antibiotics ever’. Outside the EU, various definitions of antibiotic-free (ABF) production are in circulation.![]()
- PerformanceSwine
Improve performance by improving the oxidative status
Oxidative stress emerges when an imbalance between the cell damaging reactive oxygen species (ROS), e.g. free radicals, exceed the antioxidant capacity of the animal. During weaning, piglets are inevitably developing oxidative stress conditions as environmental surroundings, diets and litter sizes are changing, while the young piglet is undergoing a rapid physiological transformation.![]()
- Antibiotics in feedPoultry
Beginning of the end of antibiotics in poultry production?
An article from Watt AgNet focuses on how antibiotics are being phased out of modern poultry production. The article is based on a seminar with speaker Brett Lumpkins, PhD, Southern Poultry Research who spoke on “Bridging the Gap in Feeding Antibiotic Restricted Broilers" at IPPE 2017.![]()
- Antibiotics in feedPoultry
Can highly digestible specialty proteins in broiler starter feed fill the antibiotic-free gap?
Growth-promoting antibiotics have become a no-go in starter feeds for newly hatched chicks. So what can manufacturers do now to enhance early growth and overall broiler performance? In an article for WATTAgNet, nutrition editor Ioannis Macromichalis considers the issue of feed digestibility and some of the highly digestible specialty proteins that are filling the antibiotic-free gap. Research suggests they are worth the extra cost.![]()
- Antibiotics in feedSwine
Healthy piglets beyond the antibiotic age
Out with tradition and in with a new approach to preventing post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets – by minimising the anti-nutritional factors in soybean meal. Antibiotics and high doses of zinc oxide have long been the usual course of action for controlling, preventing or reducing post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) in piglets.![]()
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- PerformancePoultryJuly 2019
HAMLET PROTEIN selected for oral presentation on performance in birds with necrotic enteritis at PSA, Canada
The PSA Annual Meeting 2019 just took place in Montreal, Canada July 15-18. PSA's (Poultry Science Association’s) overall objective is to create a forum for exchanging information and stimulate novelty and dissemination of knowledge within poultry. It is one of the leading poultry conferences in the world.![]()
- Health through nutritionSwine Poultry RuminantsDecember 2020
How to prepare your feed strategy for 2021
What challenges and opportunities should be on your radar in the year ahead? At Hamlet Protein, we’ve put together a checklist for the feed industry. The ability to adapt at speed has been key to business survival during a year overshadowed by a harrowing pandemic. Supply chains have been interrupted, travel severely restricted and millions of working people required to stay at home. The closure of food service outlets has dramatically altered the purchasing behaviour of consumers.![]()
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