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Nutritional
strategies to
support intestinal
health in poultry
by Leopold Jungbauer & Jan Dirk van der
Klis, Delacon Biotechnik GmbH, Steyregg,
Austria
Effect
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percent of production losses in broilers was due to direct effects
of coccidiosis on mortality, weight gain and feed conversion
and 18 percent due to the costs of prophylaxis and therapy.
Nowadays, global annual financial losses due to coccidiosis are
estimated to be 300 million USD.
Hafez (2011) reviewed the prevalence of enteric diseases
of poultry, with special focus on Clostridium perfringens. He
indicated that its prevalence was drastically increased after the
EU ban on AGPs, resulting in reduced animal performance,
increased mortality rates and increased medication costs. Skinner
et al. (2010) estimated that subclinical necrotic enteritis results
in a loss to producers ranging from 450 750 USD per 10,000
birds.
It is clear that a good understanding of these intestinal disorders
is needed to be able to develop effective nutritional intervention
strategies and feed additives to reduce intestinal disorders in
poultry or alleviate its consequences.
Effect
Inhibits growth of disease causing organisms
Prevents digestive upsets and diarrhoea caused by
bacteria
Creates balance in gut microbial population
Prebiotic
Organic acids
Antimicrobial
peptides
Exogenous
enzymes
Clay minerals
Phytogenics
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effects of infections on production
performance.