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Mycotoxin risks are real!»

Changing climates, coupled with changes in feed harvesting and storage, have revived the mycotoxin problem. The food and feed chain has to be aware of the risks, as was expressed by scientists at the IVth World Mycotoxin Forum, held from 6-7 Novem...
01 Feb 2007

Mycotoxins affect bone structure and leg weakness»

Feed contaminated with Mycotoxins plays an important role in causing leg weakness in poultry. For this reason, controlling polar and nonpolar Mycotoxins with available strategies will undoubtedly lower the amount of leg weakness incidences.
01 Nov 2006

Gizzard erosion in broilers»

Gizzard erosion is an extremely rare condition in broiler breeders. Until now it has not been reported in any peer journal or book on poultry. This is a personal experience of a clinical case.

01 May 2006

Direct assessment of physical gut integrity by mucosal examination »

Standard methods for diagnosing coccidiosis or assessing its clinical impact may be potentially misleading, time-consuming and expensive. Direct microscopical examination of the fresh intestinal mucosae of culled birds facilitates an immediate, ...

01 Oct 2005

Mycotoxins – Part I: An on-going dilemma in the poultry industry »

There is increasing evidence that mycotoxins play a bigger role in poultry nutrition and health than previously thought. Reason enough to pay more attention to this subject and the dilemmas poultry growers are facing.

01 Oct 2005

Nutrition is a major player in disease prevention»

Various microbial agents frequently expose poultry flocks to a variety of disease outbreaks. There must be a nutritional programme aimed at minimising the disease effects under such adverse conditions, thereby improving production and economic r...

09 Jun 2002

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