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Don't Let Unclean Water Rob Livestock Performance
When it comes to the performance of a production herd or flock, the source, quantity, quality and composition of water can have a major impact on how animals perform. Not only should water be available in sufficient quantities, but it should have the right balance in pH and minerals and other components in order to maximize digestive function, gut health and overall animal performance.
Keeping Pathogens Out: Step 1 of a Disease Prevention Strategy
Infectious agents, or pathogens, are a threat to livestock and poultry health and even human health in some zoonotic situations. Pathogens that cause diseases also have significant economic implications, as well as negative effects on animal welfare.
Controlling Salmonella in Feed
Why is Salmonella so difficult to control? Perhaps there are two characteristics that make Salmonella such a challenge: persistence and adaptability. Salmonella can persist from months to years in a wide range of materials. As a result, Salmonella may be found nearly anywhere one wants to look.
From a Vet's Perspective: An Interview with Amber Stricker, DVM
Times are changing and the days of using antibiotics as the sole health management strategy are over. Now more than ever, a team approach is needed for the best animal health management. Many producers are under-utilizing their veterinarians and not fully capturing the value they can provide. Routinely working with your veterinarian to identify root causes of reoccurring health challenges and develop disease prevention strategies will pay dividends.
Taking Animal Health and Welfare to the Next Level
The production of meat, milk and eggs for human consumption is coming under increased pressure as the global human population continues to increase. Sporadic, acute disease outbreaks, caused by common pathogens or the introduction of new pathogens, increase food product costs and are risks to global nutrition.
Feed Biosecurity: Oxymoron or Global Paradigm Shift?
What a difference a few years makes! Prior to the porcine diarrhea virus (PEDV) epidemic in 2013-2014 across North America, no one seriously considered feed as a potential vehicle for pathogen transmission. However, there is now a growing body of scientific evidence strongly suggesting that feed and feed ingredients may be risk factors for the spread of PEDV at both the domestic and the global levels.
The Chicken Parts Performance Standard: Opportunities Ahead
Consumer preference has changed with regards to the chicken they are purchasing. Buying a whole chicken at the grocery store to take home and prepare is not as common as it used to be and, in fact, only represents about ten percent of the chicken products U.S. consumers are putting in their shopping cards. This is important information for the U.S. chicken industry as well as the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS), as these two groups share a common goal, which is to reduce the prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken products.
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