With high feed costs, increased government regulations and consumer demands intensifying, the future of the poultry industry is difficult to predict. This was the focus of Alltech’s 10th Poultry Solutions Seminar, held in Hannover, Germany, recently.
At the seminar, a number of poultry industry experts gave presentations on their cutting edge research and on the issues that they believe will be of most importance.
Antibiotic resistance is getting more publicity and governments are starting to take notice. Dr Marcel Boereboom of the Royal Dutch Society for Veterinary Medicine discussed the impact this is having on the Dutch industry, following a study by the Dutch Health Council. He described how the Government of the Netherlands had, to date, banned certain antibiotics and implemented a targeted reduction of 50% (of 2009 levels) of the total amount of antibiotics used in food producing animals by 2013. This has had a huge impact on how poultry is produced.
Focussing on how to deal with this issue was Prof. Stephen Collett from the University of Georgia. He recommended a shift in emphasis in gut health management, from working against pathogens, to working with the intestinal microbial community. “This involves improving performance by accelerating the evolution and maintaining the stability of favourable intestinal microbiota. The three most important areas of an effective intestinal health management programme include: “seeding” the gut with favourable organisms, "feeding" the favourable organisms and "weeding" out the unfavourable organisms,” he said.
Prof. Roselina Angel of the University of Maryland described to attendees, research on how neonatal conditioning, resulting in epigenetic changes shows great promise in terms of improving phosphorus (P) utilisation. “By applying a moderate P deficiency in young chicks, the bird is conditioned to utilise P more efficiently throughout its life. The timing of the conditioning is critical and requires a clear understanding of skeletal growth, the main driver of calcium (Ca) and P requirements,” she explained.
At the seminar, a number of poultry industry experts gave presentations on their cutting edge research and on the issues that they believe will be of most importance.
Antibiotic resistance is getting more publicity and governments are starting to take notice. Dr Marcel Boereboom of the Royal Dutch Society for Veterinary Medicine discussed the impact this is having on the Dutch industry, following a study by the Dutch Health Council. He described how the Government of the Netherlands had, to date, banned certain antibiotics and implemented a targeted reduction of 50% (of 2009 levels) of the total amount of antibiotics used in food producing animals by 2013. This has had a huge impact on how poultry is produced.
Focussing on how to deal with this issue was Prof. Stephen Collett from the University of Georgia. He recommended a shift in emphasis in gut health management, from working against pathogens, to working with the intestinal microbial community. “This involves improving performance by accelerating the evolution and maintaining the stability of favourable intestinal microbiota. The three most important areas of an effective intestinal health management programme include: “seeding” the gut with favourable organisms, "feeding" the favourable organisms and "weeding" out the unfavourable organisms,” he said.
Prof. Roselina Angel of the University of Maryland described to attendees, research on how neonatal conditioning, resulting in epigenetic changes shows great promise in terms of improving phosphorus (P) utilisation. “By applying a moderate P deficiency in young chicks, the bird is conditioned to utilise P more efficiently throughout its life. The timing of the conditioning is critical and requires a clear understanding of skeletal growth, the main driver of calcium (Ca) and P requirements,” she explained.
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FNBNews, Monday, November 19, 2012
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