Product News - Modern Poultry

Point-of-care test effectively detects low levels of avian influenza in chickens, ducks

Alveo Technologies, Inc., recently announced that studies conducted by the Poultry Research and Diagnostic Center (PDRC) demonstrated that the Alveo Sense™ Poultry Avian Influenza Test successfully detected the H5N1 virus in experimentally infected chickens and ducks during the acute stages of infection.

Tributyrin product may improve intestinal health, performance in poultry under stress

Gut microbial integrity is affected when poultry experience stress, pathogen exposure or are treated with antibiotics, ultimately impacting levels of important substances such as butyric acid, an energy source for cells in the gut lining. How this compound is replaced can have crucial effects on animal performance and return on investment,.

Enviro Tech secures EPA registration for granular disinfectant that fights viruses, bacteria

Enviro Tech has received a label amendment from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allowing the use of PeraGuard® AH, a dry formulation of peracetic acid, to be used to disinfect surfaces from bacteria and viruses, including avian influenza A (H3N2).

BinSentry introduces software add-on to help producers track, respond to slide-management issues

BinSentry, an ag-tech company that develops artificial intelligence tools for animal-feed supply chain efficiency and sustainability, recently introduced Critical Event Management (CEM) — a new software add-on to their leading feed inventory-management platform.

USDA authorizes Boehringer Ingelheim to import two live aMPV vaccines for emergency use

USDA has authorized Boehringer Ingelheim to import two of the company’s live-virus vaccines for emergency use to help protect US poultry against avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) — a highly contagious respiratory viral infection that can result in severe respiratory symptoms and increased mortality in poultry.

Bacteriophage ‘cocktail’ significantly reduced Salmonella in Brazil study

A recent study in Brazil showed that the technology behind a proprietary bacteriophage “cocktail” developed by PhageLab can significantly reduce the presence of Salmonella in poultry farms.

New probiotic shown to improve digestion in poultry, swine

A novel probiotic has been developed as a direct-fed microbial in both poultry and swine feed to improve gut health and weight-gain efficiency, according to the University of Arkansas.

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BinSentry launches new platform for grain-inventory management

BinSentry has launched ProSense HD, a new, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, inventory-management platform aimed at commercial poultry operations, feed mills and other grain handlers.

Study reveals ‘invisible’ cause of feed outages resulting in higher FCR

New research by BinSentry has found that most feed outages are caused by bin slide-management errors, not running out of feed on-site. The study identified — for the first time anywhere — a new category of feed outages.

Boehringer Ingelheim introduces aMPV vaccine for US chickens, turkeys

USDA has given Boehringer Ingelheim the green light to import TUR-3, a killed vaccine currently licensed for use throughout Europe for Newcastle disease, avian paramyxovirosis type 3 and turkey rhinotracheitis.

Ceva producing aMPV experimental autogenous vaccine using US-origin isolate

Ceva Animal Health has started antigen production for an experimental autogenous vaccine to fight the emerging avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) disease.

New tools aid detection of C. perfringens, total viable bacteria in poultry

Ancera has released two new microbial-detection tools designed to identify and enumerate Clostridium perfringens and total viable bacteria (TVB) in poultry.