animal nutrition

Nucleotide Supplementation: A Crucial Defence Against Necrotic Enteritis and Coccidiosis The addition of nucleotides to the diet helps to prevent intestinal dysbiosis. By averting enteritis, nucleotides create the conditions for obtain excellent conversion rates and long-lasting productivity. Author: Pier Enrico Rossi, DVM For decades, bacitracin, lincomycin, avoparcin, virginiamycin, tylosin, and avilomycin have enabled the control of necrotic enteritis. Subsequently, regulations aimed at reducing growth-promoting antibiotics, anticoccidials, and ionophores have led to a resurgence of this disease. The etiological agent of necrotic enteritis is Clostridium perfringens, a Gram-positive, ubiquitous, anaerobic, and spore-forming bacterium. The spores enable Clostridium perfringens to survive in livestock facilities for a long period, facilitating transmission across successive production cycles. In this way it [...]

Boosting Productivity in Aquaculture with Nucleotide-Enriched Diets  Introduction Brazil, indeed a blessed nation with a coastline stretching over 8,500 kilometers and, according to sources, holding between 8% and 13.7% of all the freshwater available on the planet, is rightfully positioned as a promising superpower in the global aquaculture context. Despite its challenges, the national aquaculture sector has seen exponential growth in recent years, particularly in shrimp and fish production, driven by both domestic and international demand. As Brazil's aquaculture industry continues to expand, it faces various challenges, including the need to meet this growing demand in an environmentally sustainable and economically viable manner. This brings us to a crucial aspect, the optimization of specially formulated diets to meet the [...]

Oral administration of nucleotides in calves: Effects on oxidativestatus, immune response, and intestinal mucosa development. The study was performed on Ribofeed A recent publication from Bari University (Italy) published on Journal of Dairy Sciences has demonstrated the efficacy of Ribofeed, a product containing yeast nucleotides, in calves: effects on oxidative status, immune response and intestinal mucosa development. A total of 40 male Holstein Friesian calves were divided in 2 groups. All the calves were born and reared on the same commercial dairy farm. The nucleotides group (NG) was orally administered with 5 g/head of an additive containing hydrolyzed yeast (Ribofeed, Prosol SpA) once daily from birth to 25 d. In conclusion, Ribofeed administration increased the intestinal villi height and [...]

Biosprint® receives EU Zootechnical Authorization for Pigs for fattening February 2022 In addition to the existing authorisations for sows and weaned piglets, Prosol has recently received the EU authorization for its live yeast Biosprint® (MUCL 39885) now allowed as a feed additive for pig for fattening. “We are delighted to receive this new EU authorization for Biosprint which further confirm the improvements live yeast products can have on animal performances and health - commented Emanuela Consuelo Epis, Global Product Manager at Prosol - This authorization has been achieved thanks to the dedication of the whole Prosol animal nutrition team, and we continue working so to achieve the highest quality standards and confirm results by supporting several scientific trials.” New [...]