Piglet crushing, a major contributor to pre-weaning Mortality of piglets Pre-weaning period is a critical phase in swine production, which lasts from farrowing up to the weaning of piglets. During this period, piglets’ mortality rate is at its highest, around 12% (Jarvis et al., 2023). Piglet mortality is a major challenge in swine production, seriously …
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A webinar organized by the consortium Low Carbon Agriculture Last Thursday, Nor-Feed co-hosted a webinar with Valorex, MG2MIX, Lallemand and Eco-sens on “How to control and reduce the carbon footprint of dairy cows”. The webinar was an initiative of the Low Carbon Agriculture Consortium, of which the organizing companies are members. This consortium aims to …
The rising challenges in modern Aquaculture industry In the modern aquaculture industry, rapid advancements in nutrition and genetic selection have significantly improved the growth rates of aquatic species. However, this increase in metabolic rates leads to a proportional rise in harmful radical species production, resulting in oxidative stress that negatively impacts performance, immunity, and meat …
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Protecting livestock from the stress due to Rising temperatures Heat stress casts a shadow over the performance and profitability of livestock production. Unfortunately, farmers cannot always measure precisely the losses associated with this insidious threat, even though studies have confirmed the high cost associated with it. For the U.S. market, the yearly losses have been …
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The Nor-Feed team travelling through China to talk about Coccidial risk in the poultry industry During 10 days, a Nor-Feed delegation represented by Marie-Sophie SCHNEEGANS, Product Manager, and Weishan WANG, Sales Area Manager, supported by Dr. Pavel MELNIKOV, MVService, traveled through China as part of a join event with Adisseo and Shanghai Muqi to discuss …
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The importance of bone mineralization during Pullets’ growth Bone mineralization in pullets is one of the keys to laying performance and well-being. Indeed, while maximum skeletal development takes place during the pullet’s growth, it is mainly focused on building structural bone. When sexual maturity is reached, the young hen begins to secrete much higher doses …
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Helminth infections in animals: Most common parasitic worms Animals are naturally subject to infection by parasitic worms or Helminths. The majority of Helminths infect the digestive tract but some are also found in other organs, such as the brain, trachea and eye. Not all Helminth infections cause obvious clinical disease. The roundworms (or nematodes) and …
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Join our next live session about the Interest of saponins to manage coccidial risk During this Live Session we will review the different challenges around coccidiosis in poultry farming and see how saponins can be efficient in contributing to coccidial risk management. You are interested in joining this live session? Please pick the best session …
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What are Eimeria Oocysts Eimeria is a type of protozoan parasites belonging to the coccidia family. Oocysts are the spores formed by Eimeria that end up in the environment. Once ingested by the animal, they follow a definite life cycle and typically infest the cells lining the intestinal mucosa of animals, especially poultry, causing infections …
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