11 May 2023

Improving egg production with novel postbiotic

Recently, a novel category of feed additives has been introduced: postbiotic. The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and...

Recently, a novel category of feed additives has been introduced: postbiotics. The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) defined postbiotic as a “preparation of inanimate microorganisms and/or their components that confer a health benefit on the host ”.

All over the world, egg production is gaining popularity and importance, mainly fuelled by increasing egg consumption.

  • Therefore, there are some challenges that producers need to overcome to fulfill consumer demands.
  • The most urgent challenges are related to eggshell quality and hen life span.
Maintaining normal physiology and good health of the laying hen is essential to produce high-quality eggs for longer periods of time.

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Dietary interventions like the feeding of fermented feeds, fiber, probiotics, prebiotics, and postbiotics are acceptable means for influencing the gut microbiota and its metabolic activity.

hen-icon-biozymeIn laying hens, inclusion of postbiotics in the diet to maintain/improve productivity and egg quality has been




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