gut health

Translocation of microbiota in high-performing birds causes extra local inflammation and oxidative stress in the intestine. Photo: adobe stock photo

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Aid gut health with monoglycerides and organic acids

Steps should be taken to prevent dirty or spoiled feed or manure runoff getting into the feed alley. Photo: Clayton Stoffel

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Battling clostridium in the dairy cow

Optimising gut health in poultry with BSFP

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Optimising gut health in poultry with BSFP

The gut microbiota has numerous roles benefiting the host, such as digestion, production of vitamins and maintenance of normal functions of the intestinal villi.

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Impact of nutrients on gut microbiota

PhD student Gerald Zirintunda examines various plants for anti-parasitic properties Photo: Gerald Zirintunda

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Drug resistance in poultry parasites

Anticoccidial effects of oregano and garlic

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Anticoccidial effects of oregano and garlic

Dictyocaulus viviparus is the only lungworm found in cattle. The eggs hatch during the passage through the intestinal system. Photo: Alan R Walker

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Parasites: A real burden to the livestock sector

A healthy gut enables an animal to make the most of every dietary nutrient fed.

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Understanding and preserving gut health

The capsule is easily swallowed by a cow and stays in the gut throughout its lifetime. Photo: Van Assendelft Photography

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New cheap bolus for smarter farming

Giving the postbiotic in the diet from weaning reduced the intensity and duration of diarrhoea when pigs were subsequently challenged with F4+.

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A pioneer postbiotic to maintain gut health in pigs