EFSA’s recently released scientific opinions related to the welfare of broilers and laying hens is based on a particularly narrow mandate on animal welfare set by the EU Commission, argues EU farming organizations.
Evonik's animal nutrition business line is launching Ecobiol Fizz, the first probiotic for chicken in effervescent tablet form; the product is designed to stabilize the intestinal microbiota of broilers and layers, especially during stressful periods....
Yeast culture supplementation improved the performance of aged laying hens, potentially through the upregulation of intestinal digestive enzyme activities and intestinal health-related gene expression, finds a study.
A US industry and policy stakeholder group is planning to submit an application in August this year to get approval for the use of hemp seed, meal and cake as protein supplements for use in the diets of layers and broiler chickens.
New research, sponsored by Dutch insect protein producer Protix, indicates that feeding older, non‐beak trimmed laying hens live Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae has a positive effect on the feather condition of such birds.
