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Necrotic enteritis rarely comes down to one failure. Clostridium perfringens may be present in healthy birds without causing disease, and even virulent strains generally need the right intestinal and environmental conditions before disease develops. That makes NE prevention a

Pellet mill efficiency is not defined by any single operating target. More steam, higher conditioning temperatures or greater pellet durability may improve one part of the process while increasing energy use, reducing throughput or adding unnecessary cost. Efficient pelleting requires

Antibiotic use in poultry production is changing. Microbial pressure is not. Whether producers are operating antibiotic-free, reduced-use or conventional programs, the challenge remains the same. Keep microbial and enteric pressure from gaining enough ground to compromise bird health,

A positive PCR result on a feed sample can raise immediate concern, but it does not automatically mean the feed is capable of infecting pigs. As feed biosecurity has become a greater focus within swine production, advances in diagnostic testing have also made it easier to detect extremely

Necrotic enteritis remains one of the most commercially important enteric diseases in broiler production because it directly disrupts intestinal function. When disease damages the gut, birds may digest feed less effectively, absorb fewer nutrients and convert those nutrients into growth

Finding Clostridium perfringens in poultry is not unusual, however determining why it has started damaging the gut can be a real challenge.