[Vasanthi Jayakumar]

Antibiotic Growth promoter

[AHMED]

There most improvement provided the nutrition content of the pellets or crumbles is within expectation.

[Pragati]

Passive immunization or serum therapy is generally not considered as safe or feasible in poultry as-

1. Provides short duration of protection

2. Risk of transmitting other pathogens

3. Difficulties in collecting & standardising adequate serum quantities from birds

[Pragati]

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[Pragati]

Hi Samuel,

Salmonellosis is a persistent pathogen across all livestock rearing. In fact in a broiler study, it has been observed that at a specific dose of salmonella, birds no longer mount an immune response and Salmonells becomes a commensal in the microflora. This is called as Tolerogenic response. This has especially been observed with S.enteriditis & S. typhymurium. This is highly alarming as presence of Samonella in livestock or livestock products compromises food safety.

There are a lot of measures through which Salmonella can be controlled viz, Biosecurity, Sanitation, exclusion of animal by products in feed, Antibiotics, synbiotics as well as vaccine. However the best method suited to you should be decided by you based on the variables in your farm.

[Muddasar]

Have you noticed performance changes in broilers when switching from mash to pellet or crumble diets?

[Muddasar]

Enhance gut health, improve nutrient absorption, boost immunity & help maintain optimal performance, especially under stress conditions.

[Muddasar]

Enzymes like phytase & xylanase improve nutrient utilization & help lower feed costs.

[Muddasar]

Balanced electrolytes, antioxidants, and low-heat increment diets play a key role in minimizing heat stress and maintaining broiler performance.

[Muddasar]

What’s your best strategy to prevent respiratory issues in broilers during the winter season?

[Muddasar]

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[Huzaifa Hassan]

There is a number of list , what concerns you do want to know or discuss?

[India]

Coombs test is primarily done in humans to check for the presence of antibodies against the circulating RBCs.

A person positive to Coombs test will be prone for certain autoimmune diseases, cancers, certain infections, blood transfusion reactions etc.

Similarly, in poultry, Coombs test can be done to antibodies against RBCs , presence of which predisposes birds to autoimmune anaemia/disorders.

Dr. Malathi

[India]

Cost-effective feed formulation could be done by Replacing expensive protein and energy sources by locally available alternate sources; stage specific feed formulation (according to age, production status); precision feeding etc

Please refer this article for much more details.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10550521/

Dr Malathi

[Dr Shabir]

Gizzard is a mechanical stomach which grinds the feed and makes it fine size to be easily digested by acting enzymes, enzymes from pro ventriculus and reflux from duodenum also act here on feed to digest.

Gizzard is alternative to teeth in birds.