Maintaining gut health without antibiotics

Reducing antibiotic use has been a key focus for the industry for many years. Probiotics, prebiotics, essential oils and organic acids are being successfully used as alternative strategies to promote gut health. However, the key to managing gut health is to understand the fundamental aspects of gut development and the requirements of the gut throughout the life of the bird. Gut health can be defined broadly as the ability to defend against pathogens, digest feed into its constituent parts and t