Gut health in poultry has been boosted thanks to innovative and emerging technology, delegates at the eighth annual NFU poultry research seminar were told. The seminar links academic research with on-farm needs.
Richard Pearson of Oxcel spoke about the company’s bolt-on, scalable, medical-grade system, which generates oxygenated nano-bubbles in a farm’s water supply before filtering out metals and...
The article highlights several emerging technologies aimed at improving poultry farming, with a focus on gut health and disease prevention. The Oxcel system's reported benefits suggest its potential to enhance overall farm productivity, while the OpticFlock could revolutionize bird welfare monitoring by offering continuous surveillance. On the other hand, biochar has been proposed as a method for carbon sequestration and soil improvement. However, the article does not delve into the long-term im...