From the origins, to the industrial use of Yucca Schidigera The origins of Yucca Schidigera Yucca is a succulent plant from the Liliaceae family, with long sword-shaped and evergreen leaves. It is mainly found in the warm and dry areas of North and Central America. This plant was traditionally used by the American Apache tribes …
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Effect of saponin-rich plants blend to reduce methyl sulfide compounds in canine faeces
Nor-Feed has published a poster on the effect of our specific rich-saponin plants formulation to reduce methyl sufide compounds in canine faeces at GA (International Congress and Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research). Volatile odorous compounds responsible of faecal odour: Methyl sulfide Faeces’ smell is the result of particular …
Natural alternatives for coccidial risk management, an expanding market
The growing need of natural alternatives to Antibiotics In recent decades, the performances in poultry productions have considerably improved, thanks to major advances in genetics, feed and breeding parameters. This considerable productivity gain has unfortunately not solved the issue of coccidiosis, a frequent disease with an estimated annual cost of 3 billion dollars globally. Still …
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Feed palatability is not only a matter of taste
A plant with aromatic compounds: Fenugreek Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is an annual plant that belongs to the Fabaceae family mainly cultivated in India and in several other countries in the world. The seeds and leaves are traditionally used as medicinal plant, food ingredient and flavoring agent in human and animal nutrition. Fenugreek seeds contain two …
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Saponin-rich plants extract to reduce ammonia-nitrogen excretion in shrimp farming
Ammonia excretion challenge in Aquaculture The intensification in aquaculture production leads to increasing attention regarding the management of ammonia. Natural solutions such as Yucca schidigera extracts have shown beneficial effects on shrimps. However, Yucca schidigera is collected from the wild and its slow development makes it an endangered natural resource that tends to be expensive. Increasing and …
Norponin® Opti contributes to the management of ammonia emissions in fattening pigs
The negative effects of coccidiosis on Gut Health Health in general and gut health more specifically, are important pillars of animal welfare. Gut health can be negatively affected in broiler chickens by coccidiosis. To limit the effect of this disease, coccidiostats have been used with success for decades. However, resistance is a side effect of …
Norponin® XO: as efficient as coccidiostats to maintain broilers’ zootechnical performances under coccidial risk
The negative effects of coccidiosis on Gut Health Health in general and gut health more specifically, are important pillars of animal welfare. Gut health can be negatively affected in broiler chickens by coccidiosis. To limit the effect of this disease, coccidiostats have been used with success for decades. However, resistance is a side effect of …
Norponin® XO as efficient as fermentation coccidiostats for contributing to coccidial risk management
A major challenge for poultry productions: Coccidiosis Coccidiosis is a major challenge for poultry industry. Traditional coccidiostats and chemical treatment efficacy can be altered by resistance, so new solutions are needed. Natural solutions based on extracted and selected saponins are good candidates to better protect birds from coccidiosis. After years of careful studies, Nor-Feed developed a saponin-based …
Saponin-Rich Plant Premixture Supplementation is As Efficient as Ionophore Monensin
A new peer-review article on the interest of Selected saponins for coccidiosis Nor-Feed, as a leading specialist of botanicals for animal nutrition, is glad to share a new peer-review article on the interest of selected saponins for coccidiosis, published in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary science. In the plant kingdom, there are more than 10 …