School of Botanicals by XVET
Next to a small handful of other plants, Thyme was found to be one of the most promising plant to fight off diseases in the respiratory tract. This was the conclusion of a comprehensive review article by Ayrle et al., 2016, based on ~20000 peer-reviewed publications in the last 2 decades. Let’s find out together what makes this plant so special…
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School of Botanicals by XVET
Multiple studies have shown that the addition of Boswellia resins as feed and water additives in animal productions, can increase productivity, work as a non-antibiotic growth enhancer and improve meat quality. It can also stimulate production and has a positive effect on intestinal microflora and morphology.
By combining multiple anti-inflammatory botanicals with electrolytes and working as an energy source, XVET‘s 42 Degree is a perfect product in case of heat stress, stress or inflammation.
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School of Botanicals by XVET
Have you heard about Chicory yet?
In recent years, there have been several studies investigating the positive effects of this multi-purpose plant in farm animals.
Adding Chicory to the feed, has many benefits such as anti-parasitic effects which are mostly studied in ruminants when using Chicory as forage. It is also known to have antibacterial activities.
At XVET you can get the benefit of this multi-purpose phytogenic by adding Bacflora BR to the broiler feed. Bacflora BR is a synbiotic product of XVET, enriched by natural Chicory powder.
animal health
Following the feed through the digestive system in our last article, we talked about the journey from the beak of the bird to the gizzard.
Until this point, feed already has started to be digested and broken down. Now it is time for the animal body to intensify digestion and absorb all nutrients.
Therefore, a long and intricate track is needed; the intestine!
Do you know the chicken intestine length? Find it out more by clicking below.
Read more “Journey of feed through the digestive tract (Part II)”
Technical Article
Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) or Gumboro is a disease affecting poultry health which increases mortality due to bursal atrophy in the broiler. Another cause of this disease is immunosuppression. Therefore, enhancing immunity is a good strategy to support the animals against this disease.
In this study, Turbo Tox was tested along with Gumboro vaccination to evaluate the immune-modulatory effect.
Read more “Effects of dietary inclusion of XVET’s Turbo Tox on Gumboro disease status of broiler chickens”
animal health
The eggshell is a protective shield for the contents of the egg, giving not only a structure but also a membrane that allows the egg to exchange gas and humidity through it. Good eggshell quality is affected by various factors such as the strain of the animal, age, usage of medications, stress, and nutrition. One important factor that can be enhanced is nutrition; the addition of a good and balanced source of calcium and phosphorus will help to improve the eggshell quality. A bad eggshell quality will result in broken eggs, deformed eggs, or bad hatchability; which translates to big economic losses for producers.
The results of this study are showing that Ovostrong administration in layer farms will help to obtain higher performance levels by increasing egg quality and egg production rate; which will lead to a higher return on investment, especially in older laying hens.
Read more “Ovostrong (XVET Germany) enhancing the performance parameters on laying hens”
Technical Article
In Peru, as well as other parts of the world, poultry farming has become very important due to the high market demand for meat and eggs. This industry is dependent on imported feed ingredients and therefore there will always be challenges on improving productivity and prices. Thus, reducing the cost of production in laying hens is vital. In recent years, feed costs have been increasing dramatically and now it is up to 70 percent of livestock production cost. Currently, the use of additives is a common practice due to their clear benefits.Therefore, nutritional additives such as Turbo Tox® play a key role on today’s productions.
It is concluded that the use of Turbo Tox®, XVET Germany at the dosage of 1 kg per ton of feed is beneficial and cost effective for laying performances. 1 kg Turbo Tox® per ton of feed is sufficient for improving laying hens productivity and increasing the performance of:
· Egg production
· ROI (Return on investment)
· Weight gain
· Average egg weight
· Total egg mass
· Feed conversion rate
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