As our weapons in the fight against mycotoxins become more sophisticated, so must the methods we use to test their efficacy. Simulating intestinal conditions and novel "stress gene" technology can help develop more effective elimination strategies.

01 feb 2003

When all AGP's are banned by the EU in 2006, many other countries are expected to follow. This will take away one weapon from the feed formulators to fight microbial imbalances in young animals. However, more strategies are being evaluated and in th...

01 dec 2002

Making a combined culture of bacterial species for use as a probiotic may improve animal performance more than a single species alone. However, understanding of inhibition and synergy is required to make an effective combination.

01 dec 2002

Maintaining optimal immune response in birds has become a major challenge in modern poultry production. As nutrition is a major cost in animal and poultry nutrition, maintaining optimal health via this route is desirable. It is well known that antiox...

01 dec 2002

Since the European ban of most traditional antimicrobials and growth promoters in animal feed, many alternatives have been discovered, tested and commercialised. Safe, innovative and powerful plant extracts can fit perfectly into today's animal husba...

01 dec 2002

What is the unique property of fishmeal that makes it so useful in enhancing animal performance? Scientists in the UK have uncovered some of the secrets of this unique high performance protein. Using their research they have developed treatments for ...

01 oct 2002

A non-antibiotic growth promoter suitable for organic feed production- is it possible? One Brazilian company believes so, and has put a common local resource- citrus fruit- to good use, and has found synergistic effects between citrus extract’s two m...

01 aug 2002

When environmental pollution becomes a restricting factor in livestock nutrition, there is a danger of over-compensating. In poultry production, this could have damaging effects on welfare. There is thus a need to re-assess phosphorus requirements in ...

01 aug 2002

Blending essential oils should be regarded as one of the tools available to animal nutritionists in formulating diets for poultry. Further research is continuing to develop our understanding of their real potential.

01 jun 2002

What is the precise function of acidifying feed and adding probiotics? Experiments carried out in suggest that, in experimental situations at least, these treatments control pathogenic bacteria first, and improve production as a side-effect. Will it ...

01 apr 2002