Avatec®: What’s driving demand in broilers?
May 01, 2019Susan Spiegel
TOOLBOX, Issue 1: An interview with Jon Schaeffer, DVM, PhD, Director of Poultry Veterinary Services, Zoetis
Planning anticoccidial rotation strategies: Consider the consequences
Jan 25, 2018Susan Spiegel
Anticoccidial rotation strategies help reduce the health and economic impact of coccidiosis, while preserving the efficacy of the limited range of tools available for managing it.
New lasalocid MRLs relieve export restrictions for broilers
Feb 15, 2017PHT Editor
Broiler producers who want more diversity in their anticoccidial-rotation plan can now consider the ionophore lasalocid without worrying about it putting a damper on exports, says Jon Schaeffer, DVM,...
Lasalocid in broilers: What’s behind its resurgence?
Jan 02, 2017PHT Editor
Developing a long-term strategy for managing coccidiosis in broilers is more critical today than ever before — not just to preserve the efficacy of our remaining medications, but also to keep...
The case for ionophores: How they’re different from other antibiotics — and why it matters
Sep 21, 2016PHT Editor
Unlike other classes of antibiotics, ionophores are not considered important to human health by top public health and regulatory agencies.
Managing ionophores and diets for best performance
Jul 31, 2016PHT Editor
Carla Price, PhD, a consulting poultry nutritionist based in Mississippi, says that for best results, producers need to consider differences in ionophores when formulating poultry feeds.
