31 H@tch vet expert by Merial (Farm Innovation)

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Significant Impact Group(s): Pathogen management \ Vaccination ; Housing and welfare
Species targeted: Poultry;
Age: Young;
Summary: Altitude has developed the H@tch Vet Expert application. This application, developed for the Merial and Chêne Vert Conseil laboratories, is intended to be used during audits in hatcheries.
Veterinarians fill out a predefined questionnaire in the application during their visit to the farm. This questionnaire, the responses of which appear in the form of notes, text, multiple choice questions, etc. then makes it possible to create statistics but also to position the farms in relation to previous audits or in relation to other farms of the same type.
The questionnaires and statistics can be managed from the application but also from the website.
31 Farm Innovation – H@tch vet expert by Merial
Where to find the original material: (in English)
http://www.altitude-creation.fr/realisation/htch-vet-expert/;
Country: FR

31 Farm Innovation – H@tch vet expert by Merial

30 COLISEE study by ITAVI (Farm Innovation)

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Significant Impact Group(s): Housing and welfare ; Feed / gut health
Species targeted: Poultry;
Age: Young;
Summary: This scientific document is about starting conditions for broilers which are influencing antibiotic use and death rate in the first 10 days of a chick’s life. A protocol has been developed to judge the chicks; within 24h after arrival at the farm and several other critical points. Several good practices are advised.
30 Farm Innovation – COLISEE study by ITAVI
Where to find the original material: (in French)
https://www.itavi.asso.fr/download/9461;
Country: FR

30 Farm Innovation – COLISEE study by ITAVI

29 Could probiotics be the panacea alternative to the use of antimicrobials in livestock diets (Research paper; Cameron, 2019)

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Significant Impact Group(s): Feed / gut health \ Feed additives and supplements; Specific alternatives
Species targeted: Pigs; Poultry; Dairy; Beef; Sheep;
Age: Different for different species;
Outcome Parameter(s): Ruminant feed conversion ratio; Milk production; Rumen pH modulation; Poultry feed conversion ratio; Egg production; Swine feed conversion ratio
Summary: Probiotic research in livestock is rapidly evolving, aspiring to produce local and systemic health benefits on par with antimicrobials. Although many studies have clearly demonstrated the potential of probiotics to positively affect animal health and inhibit pathogens, experimental evidence suggests that probiotics’ successes are modest, conditional, strain dependent, and transient. Here, we explore current understanding, trends, and emerging applications of probiotic research and usage in major livestock species, and highlight successes in animal health and performance.
29 Research paper – Cameron – 2019 – Could probiotics be the panacea alternative to the use of antimicrobials in livestock
diets
Where to find the original material:
https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/abs/10.3920/BM2019.0059; https://doi.org/10.3920/BM2019.0059
Country: CA

29 Research paper – Cameron – 2019 – Could probiotics be the panacea alternative to the use of antimicrobials in livestock diets

27 Quantitative assessment of antimicrobial resistance in livestock during the course of a nationwide antimicrobial use reduction in the Netherlands (Research paper; Dorado-Garcia, 2016)

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Significant Impact Group(s): AMU reduction strategies \ Monitoring and surveillance \ Antibiotic use
Species targeted: Pigs; Poultry; Dairy;
Age: Different for different species;
Outcome Parameter(s): Antimicrobial resistance
Summary: Evidence presented indicates that drug use history and co-selection of resistance are key elements
for perpetuation of resistance. Data suggest that recent Dutch policies aimed at reducing total use of antimicrobials and restricting the use of critically important antimicrobials have decreased E. coli resistance in the pig and veal calf production sectors while the impact on the dairy cattle and poultry sectors is less clear.
27 Research paper – Dorado-García – 2016 – Quantitative assessment of antimicrobial resistance in livestock during the course of a nationwide antimicrobi
Where to find the original material:
https://academic.oup.com/jac/article/71/12/3607/2631265; https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw308
Country: NL

27 Research paper – Dorado-García – 2016 – Quantitative assessment of antimicrobial resistance in livestock during the course of a nationwide antimicrobi

26 Potential dietary feed additives with antibacterial effects and their impact on performance of weaned piglets: A meta-analysis (Research paper, Vanrolleghem et al., 2019)

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Significant Impact Group(s): Feed / gut health \ Feed additives and supplements – Feed additives and supplements ; Specific alternatives

Species targeted: Pigs;
Age: Young;
Outcome Parameter(s): growth parameters; ‘average daily gain’ (ADG); ‘feed conversion ratio’ (FCR)
Summary: Between January 2010 and January 2017, 23 in vivo studies (comprising 50 trials) were published that evaluated the use of potential dietary feed additives (pDFA) against a positive control diet with antibiotics in weaned piglets, and reporting the performance parameters average daily gain’ (ADG) and ‘feed conversion ratio’ (FCR). The results of the meta-analysis clearly show that adding a pDFA at weaning can improve performance indicators compared to an untreated group (negative control), suggesting that pDFA could increase growth and improve feed conversion. As such, pDFA could potentially enhance production without the negative side effect of AMUs. Compared to the use of AMUs (positive control), the results of the meta-analysis show no overall significant difference. This is a beneficial result, as it suggests that the use of AMUs around weaning, a very commonly used practice, could be replaced by pDFA without significant negative effects on the performance indicators.
26 Research paper – Vanrolleghem – 2019 – Potential dietary feed additives with antibacterial effects and their impact on performance of weaned piglets: A meta-analysis. Vanrolleghem, W., Tanghe, S., Verstringe, S., Bruggeman, G., Papadopoulos, D., Trevisi, P., Zentek, J., Sarrazin, S. and J. Dewulf 2019 The Veterinary Journal 249: 24-32
Where to find the original material:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090023319300528; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.04.017
Country: BE, IT, DE

26 Research paper – Vanrolleghem – 2019 – Potential dietary feed additives with antibacterial effects and their impact on performance of

24 Development of a flaming machine for the disinfection of poultry grow-out facilities (Research paper; Raffaelli, 2013)

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Significant Impact Group(s): Biosecurity \ Internal biosecurity \ Housing

Species targeted: Poultry;
Summary: Research was carried out to set up a new machine for floor disinfection of poultry houses by open flame. The trials were run in controlled conditions in the laboratory of the University of Pisa, Italy, and on a private farm. The results obtained were very promising. Test bench trials showed a substancial reduction in E. coli, and microbial determinations carried out on-farm did not show any difference between thermal and chemical treatment. In addition, the cost estimation showed that thermal disinfection is approximately 4-fold cheaper than chemical sanitation methods. The effective working capacity of the machine was approximately 1700 m2 h–1, and the LPG consumption was approximately 16 kg per 1000 m2. Flame disinfection of poultry grow-out facilities could represent a valid alternative to chemical disinfection.
24 Research paper – Raffaelli – 2013 – Development of a flaming machine for the disinfection of poultry grow-out facilities. Raffaelli, M., Fontanelli, M., Frasconi, C., Innocenti, A., Dal Re, L., Bardasi, L., Galletti, G. and A. Peruzzi 2013 Journal of Agricultural Engineering 44: 22-28
Where to find the original material:
https://www.j.agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/download/jae.2013.e4/pdf/; https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2013.e4
Country: IT

24 Research paper – Raffaelli – 2013 – Development of a flaming machine for the disinfection of poultry grow-out facilities

22 PartAge by ITAVI (Farm Innovation)

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Significant Impact Group(s): Biosecurity

Species targeted: Poultry;
Age: Young; Adult;
Summary: Biosecurity in poultry farming: a participatory approach to promote compliance
The objective of the PartAge project is to offer a support method based on a participatory approach, for a sustainable change in biosecurity practices in poultry farming.
This 3-year project will test the impact of participatory meetings on changing practices, compliance and the perception of biosecurity, organized with two groups of conventional poultry and outdoor poultry farmers. These meetings should make it possible to compare experiences, increase awareness and encourage the involvement of breeders in a process of progress.
At the end of the project, a tool for organizing and leading participatory meetings will be created to be used in steps to improve biosafety by technical support teams.
22 Farm Innovation – PartAge by ITAVI
Where to find the original material: (in French)
https://www.itavi.asso.fr/content/biosecurite-en-elevage-avicole-une-approche-participative-pour-favoriser-lobservance;
Country: FR

22 Farm Innovation – PartAge by ITAVI

21 Refa2vi project by SYNALAF (Farm Innovation)

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Significant Impact Group(s): AMU reduction strategies \ Monitoring and surveillance \ Antibiotic use

Species targeted: Poultry;
Age: Young; Adult;
Outcome Parameter(s): Effects social and/or public health positively.
Summary: A tool for monitoring the use of antibiotics in poultry farms
The objective of the RefA²vi project is to build a tool for monitoring the use of antibiotics in livestock poultry, allowing industry professionals to have precise and reliable national references, expressed by the through one or more indicators in accordance with national and European recommendations.
It’s about:
• for farmers: to situate the level of use of antibiotics in their farms and its evolution;
• for the sectors: anticipate crisis situations, changes in regulations, target actions to be taken
to develop practices, and to promote the efforts made by the profession to consumers.
21 Farm Innovation – Refa2vi project by SYNALAF
Where to find the original material: (in French)
https://www.itavi.asso.fr/download/8888;
Country: FR

21 Farm Innovation – Refa2vi project by SYNALAF

20 Cider vinegar in water by Mr Wijnen (Farm Innovation)

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Significant Impact Group(s): Water \ Water additives ; Specific alternatives

Species targeted: Poultry;
Age: Young; Adult;
Outcome Parameter(s): vital chicks
Summary: The story of one farmer: Using apple cider vinegar in drinkingwater of chickens lowers use of antibiotics.
“It is nonsense that the animals should be given antibiotics to stay healthy.”
Story of one poultry farmer.
20 Farm Innovation – Cider vinegar in water by Mr Wijnen
Where to find the original material: (in Dutch)
https://www.boerderij.nl/Pluimveehouderij/Achtergrond/2010/4/Gezonde-kuikens-met-appelazijn-BOE011309W/;
Country: NL

20 Farm Innovation – Cider vinegar in water by Mr Wijnen

19 Targeted mastitis treatment by The Danish Dairy Board (Farm Innovation)

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Significant Impact Group(s): Pathogen management \ Managing sick animals \ Targeted use of antibiotics ; AMU reduction strategies

Species targeted: Dairy;
Age: Adult;
Outcome Parameter(s): better udder health; best strategy for mastitis treatment
Summary: Definition and control of mastitis in dairy cows by Consultant Veterinary Surgeons of
The Danish Dairy Board. The prognosis and eventual strategy for treatment should be based upon described examinations and test results as well as the owner and vet’s knowledge of the individual cow.
In Denmark the preventative work and combating of mastitis is implemented by means of a close cooperation between The Danish Dairy Board, The Mastitis Laboratory, the dairy farmer and the local veterinary surgeon. This work is lead by the Leading Veterinary Surgeon who is appointed and authorized by The Food Inspection Directorate.
19 Farm Innovation – Targeted mastitis treatment by The Danish Dairy Board
Where to find the original material: (in English)
http://katholm.com/Tekstfiler/1%20mastitis%20THE%20SURVILIANCE%20AND%20CONTROL%20OF%20%20MASTITIS.pdf;
Country: DK

19 Farm Innovation – Targeted mastitis treatment by The Danish Dairy Board