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Bello Bashir

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October 28, 2025 at 11:42 am in reply to: Role & Importance of Smart Sensors, AI, IoT, & Mobile Dashboards in Aquaculture

Thanks for sharing
Muhammad Ahmad

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October 28, 2025 at 10:33 am in reply to: Role & Importance of Smart Sensors, AI, IoT, & Mobile Dashboards in Aquaculture

Good

Thanks
Adeitto Kumer

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October 28, 2025 at 4:03 am in reply to: Safety Protocols for Silo Operation & Fumigation
– Silo Entry Safety Protocols:
1. Identify silo as a confined space and restrict access to trained personnel.
2. Test air for oxygen, toxic gases, and combustibles before entry.
3. Ventilate the silo thoroughly before and during entry.
4. Use proper respiratory protection if gases or mold are present.
5. Lockout and tagout all equipment before entry.
6. Wear fall protection gear when working at heights.
7. Never enter alone—always have a standby person outside.
8. Prepare emergency rescue equipment and procedures.
9. Inspect silo structure for damage before entry.
– Fumigation Safety Protocols:
1. Evacuate all personnel before fumigation begins.
2. Use only approved fumigants and follow instructions.
3. Seal the silo properly to contain fumigants.
4. Monitor gas levels during and after fumigation.
5. Ventilate thoroughly before re-entry.
6. Confirm safe gas levels before allowing access.
7. Train workers on fumigation hazards and procedures.
8. Keep detailed records of fumigation activities.

Md

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October 28, 2025 at 4:00 am in reply to: Dairy management

Regular observation & record keeping.

Md

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October 28, 2025 at 3:54 am in reply to: Best temperature and humidity

Informative

Adeitto Kumer

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October 28, 2025 at 3:53 am in reply to: SOYBEAN MEAL QUALITY

thanks for the information.

Md

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October 28, 2025 at 3:42 am in reply to: Soy food

Soy milk, soy nuts, soy flour, tofu etc.

Mohamed Hamada Nasser

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October 27, 2025 at 3:01 pm in reply to: Best Amino Acid

Methionine

Role: It’s the first limiting amino acid in poultry diets and a precursor for cysteine and glutathione — both are crucial antioxidants that protect immune cells from oxidative stress.

Why critical: Supports lymphocyte proliferation, antibody formation, and improves the bird’s ability to fight infections.

Threonine

Role: Major component of mucins, which form the protective mucus layer lining the gut.

Why critical: A healthy gut barrier prevents pathogens from invading, making threonine essential for intestinal immunity in young chicks.

Arginine

Role: Precursor for nitric oxide, which plays a key role in immune signaling and killing pathogens.

Why critical: Enhances T-cell function and immune organ development, especially in the thymus and spleen.

Glutamine

Role: Preferred energy source for immune and intestinal cells.

Why critical: Helps maintain gut integrity and supports rapid recovery after stress or vaccination.

Mohamed Hamada Nasser

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October 27, 2025 at 1:40 pm in reply to: Antimicrobial Resistance

Excellent question. Vaccination and improved husbandry have reduced many infectious pressures, but prudent antimicrobial stewardship remains essential to prevent AMR backsliding. Here are concrete priorities the industry should focus on now and through 2025+:

1) Make veterinary oversight and treatment guidelines non-negotiable. Ensure all antibiotic treatments are done under a vet-approved protocol (indication, drug choice, dose, duration) and follow international classifications (restrict or eliminate Highest-Priority Critically Important Antibiotics for routine use). This reduces misuse and preserves human-critical drugs. PMC+1

2) Transparent, routine farm-level reporting with public summary statistics. Collect standardised metrics (mg active ingredient/kg biomass, treatments per 1,000 bird-days, % flocks treated, and % use of HPCIAs). Publish anonymised national/sector dashboards and year-on-year trends while protecting commercially sensitive details. Transparency builds trust and enables benchmarking. Open Knowledge FAO+1

3) Link reduction targets to welfare-based safeguards. Set realistic, species-specific targets (as done in the UK/Netherlands), but combine them with welfare indicators (mortality, culling rates, clinical scores). This avoids perverse outcomes where producers stop necessary treatment to hit targets. Allow exception pathways for high-risk outbreaks with veterinary justification and reporting. British Poultry+1

4) Scale up surveillance — pathogens, resistance, and antibiotic-use data (One Health). Integrate AMR testing from clinical isolates, farm environments (litter, water), and slaughter/egg testing with antibiotic-use data to spot trends and emerging resistance early. Share summaries with public health and regulatory bodies. Open Knowledge FAO+1

5) Invest in prevention so antibiotics aren’t needed. Prioritise proven non-pharmaceutical measures: vaccination programmes, robust biosecurity, improved housing/stocking density, nutrition and management (including humidity/ventilation), and targeted use of alternatives (probiotics, phytogenics, competitive exclusion). These reduce disease incidence and antibiotic demand. PMC+1

6) Rapid diagnostics and better record-keeping at flock level. Support field-usable diagnostics and digital record systems so decisions are evidence-based (not empirical mass medication). Records enable audits, benchmarking and more precise stewardship. QS+1

7) Industry accountability: corporate procurement & retailer policies. Retailers and integrators should require stewardship plans from suppliers (targets, reporting, veterinary oversight) and reward good performers — while giving technical support to lagging farms. Public retailer reports (like supermarket antibiotic reports) accelerate progress. Tesco+1

8) Communication & farmer/vet education. Continuous training on AMR risks, appropriate drug choices, withdrawal times, and alternatives is vital. Frame stewardship as preserving both market access and bird health, not just regulatory burden. PMC

How to avoid inadvertently causing an AMR or welfare crisis

Avoid blunt, year-end bans that remove therapeutic options without alternative disease control — phase changes with technical support.

Use outcome-based monitoring (mortality, disease incidence) alongside antibiotic metrics to ensure welfare isn’t compromised.

Maintain a clear, documented therapeutic pathway for emergencies that is audited afterwards.

Invest in environmental controls and waste management — reducing ARG spread in litter and runoff is critical. PMC+1Excellent question. Vaccination and improved husbandry have reduced many infectious pressures, but prudent antimicrobial stewardship remains essential to prevent AMR backsliding. Here are concrete priorities the industry should focus on now and through 2025+:

1) Make veterinary oversight and treatment guidelines non-negotiable.
Ensure all antibiotic treatments are done under a vet-approved protocol (indication, drug choice, dose, duration) and follow international classifications (restrict or eliminate Highest-Priority Critically Important Antibiotics for routine use). This reduces misuse and preserves human-critical drugs.
PMC
+1

2) Transparent, routine farm-level reporting with public summary statistics.
Collect standardised metrics (mg active ingredient/kg biomass, treatments per 1,000 bird-days, % flocks treated, and % use of HPCIAs). Publish anonymised national/sector dashboards and year-on-year trends while protecting commercially sensitive details. Transparency builds trust and enables benchmarking.
Open Knowledge FAO
+1

3) Link reduction targets to welfare-based safeguards.
Set realistic, species-specific targets (as done in the UK/Netherlands), but combine them with welfare indicators (mortality, culling rates, clinical scores). This avoids perverse outcomes where producers stop necessary treatment to hit targets. Allow exception pathways for high-risk outbreaks with veterinary justification and reporting.
British Poultry
+1

4) Scale up surveillance — pathogens, resistance, and antibiotic-use data (One Health).
Integrate AMR testing from clinical isolates, farm environments (litter, water), and slaughter/egg testing with antibiotic-use data to spot trends and emerging resistance early. Share summaries with public health and regulatory bodies.
Open Knowledge FAO
+1

5) Invest in prevention so antibiotics aren’t needed.
Prioritise proven non-pharmaceutical measures: vaccination programmes, robust biosecurity, improved housing/stocking density, nutrition and management (including humidity/ventilation), and targeted use of alternatives (probiotics, phytogenics, competitive exclusion). These reduce disease incidence and antibiotic demand.
PMC
+1

6) Rapid diagnostics and better record-keeping at flock level.
Support field-usable diagnostics and digital record systems so decisions are evidence-based (not empirical mass medication). Records enable audits, benchmarking and more precise stewardship.
QS
+1

7) Industry accountability: corporate procurement & retailer policies.
Retailers and integrators should require stewardship plans from suppliers (targets, reporting, veterinary oversight) and reward good performers — while giving technical support to lagging farms. Public retailer reports (like supermarket antibiotic reports) accelerate progress.
Tesco
+1

8) Communication & farmer/vet education.
Continuous training on AMR risks, appropriate drug choices, withdrawal times, and alternatives is vital. Frame stewardship as preserving both market access and bird health, not just regulatory burden.
PMC

How to avoid inadvertently causing an AMR or welfare crisis

Avoid blunt, year-end bans that remove therapeutic options without alternative disease control — phase changes with technical support.

Use outcome-based monitoring (mortality, disease incidence) alongside antibiotic metrics to ensure welfare isn’t compromised.

Maintain a clear, documented therapeutic pathway for emergencies that is audited afterwards.

Invest in environmental controls and waste management — reducing ARG spread in litter and runoff is critical.
PMC
+1

Mohamed Hamada Nasser

Member

October 27, 2025 at 1:38 pm in reply to: SOYBEAN MEAL QUALITY

thanks

Mohamed Hamada Nasser

Member

October 27, 2025 at 1:37 pm in reply to: ENZYMES IN POULTRY FEED

Yes, enzymes definitely play a valuable role in poultry nutrition. Their effectiveness depends on diet composition, bird age, and feed processing, but numerous trials have shown clear benefits in terms of nutrient utilization, growth performance, and gut health.

Commonly beneficial enzyme cocktails include:

Xylanase: Breaks down arabinoxylans in wheat, barley, and corn, improving energy release and feed digestibility.

β-Glucanase: Useful for barley- and oat-based diets to reduce intestinal viscosity.

Phytase: Releases bound phosphorus from phytate, improving phosphorus availability and reducing environmental waste.

Protease: Enhances protein digestibility and amino acid availability.

Amylase: Supports starch digestion, especially in young birds with low endogenous enzyme secretion.

Cellulase and Pectinase (optional): Help in breaking down fiber fractions in high-fiber diets.

In practice, multi-enzyme blends are most effective because they address the complex structure of feed ingredients. For example, a xylanase + phytase + protease combination is commonly used in corn–soy diets and can improve feed conversion ratio (FCR) and reduce feed costs.

From experience, consistent enzyme use not only improves nutrient digestibility but also helps maintain gut health and litter quality—especially when coupled with good feed formulation and biosecurity.Yes, enzymes definitely play a valuable role in poultry nutrition. Their effectiveness depends on diet composition, bird age, and feed processing, but numerous trials have shown clear benefits in terms of nutrient utilization, growth performance, and gut health.

Commonly beneficial enzyme cocktails include:

Xylanase: Breaks down arabinoxylans in wheat, barley, and corn, improving energy release and feed digestibility.

β-Glucanase: Useful for barley- and oat-based diets to reduce intestinal viscosity.

Phytase: Releases bound phosphorus from phytate, improving phosphorus availability and reducing environmental waste.

Protease: Enhances protein digestibility and amino acid availability.

Amylase: Supports starch digestion, especially in young birds with low endogenous enzyme secretion.

Cellulase and Pectinase (optional): Help in breaking down fiber fractions in high-fiber diets.

In practice, multi-enzyme blends are most effective because they address the complex structure of feed ingredients. For example, a xylanase + phytase + protease combination is commonly used in corn–soy diets and can improve feed conversion ratio (FCR) and reduce feed costs.

From experience, consistent enzyme use not only improves nutrient digestibility but also helps maintain gut health and litter quality—especially when coupled with good feed formulation and biosecurity.

Mohamed Hamada Nasser

Member

October 27, 2025 at 1:20 pm in reply to: aspergillosis

Aspergillosis is a fungal infection caused mainly by Aspergillus fumigatus, affecting the respiratory system of birds and sometimes mammals.

Treatment: Unfortunately, treatment is often difficult and not always effective, especially in poultry. However, some supportive measures include:

Improving ventilation and reducing humidity to limit fungal growth.

Removing contaminated litter, feed, or bedding immediately.

Administering antifungal agents such as itraconazole, amphotericin B, or nystatin (mainly in valuable or pet birds).

Providing vitamin A and immune support to aid recovery.

Prevention is the most effective approach — keep feed and litter dry, disinfect hatcheries, and ensure good air quality.Aspergillosis is a fungal infection caused mainly by Aspergillus fumigatus, affecting the respiratory system of birds and sometimes mammals.

Treatment:
Unfortunately, treatment is often difficult and not always effective, especially in poultry. However, some supportive measures include:

Improving ventilation and reducing humidity to limit fungal growth.

Removing contaminated litter, feed, or bedding immediately.

Administering antifungal agents such as itraconazole, amphotericin B, or nystatin (mainly in valuable or pet birds).

Providing vitamin A and immune support to aid recovery.

Prevention is the most effective approach — keep feed and litter dry, disinfect hatcheries, and ensure good air quality.