of gastroenteritis cases per year are due to foodborne Salmonella infections in humans around the world.
Products that can be contaminated by Salmonella and infect humans:
Products that can be contaminated by Salmonella and infect humans:
of Salmonella species contamination comes from poultry products.
(poultry meat and eggs).
Impacts of Salmonella contamination
Impacts on birds
• Severe infections
• Mortality
• Decrease growth rate
• Decrease of hatchability
• Decrease of fertility
Impacts on society and environment
• Substantial costs for the
healthcare systems
• Loss of productive activity
• Public health costs (investigation and testing)
• Potential contamination of aquatic systems and drinking water due to leakages
Impact on poultry industry
• Decreased production
• Export restrictions
• Financial losses
• Negative press / Reputation
• Closing of plants
• Fines / Lawsuits
Salmonella control Strategies
The best control strategies should be implemented by every player of the poultry industry because a breakdown at any stage may impact the whole process and have serious impacts on the poultry industry and public health.
Available solutions for Salmonella control that can be applied at various stage of production17
• Biosecurity measures
• Vaccine (but the protection spectrum is limited)
• Optimal water quality (acidifier to improve chlorine action)
• Carcasses chemical decontamination (chlorine, lactic acid, etc.)
• Antibiotics (but they don’t avoid the bird be carrier of bacteria and there is the trend to reduce antibiotics use)
• Feed additives as organic acids and essential oils
Why alternatives to antibiotics are important?
Many bacteria causing serious diseases in human and animals have developed resistance to antibiotics.
Protected compound of organic acids and
essential oils: an alternative to antibiotics
Improve the intestinal health of birds.
Stimulate the development of beneficial bacteria.
Reduce the population of bacteria that are potentially pathogenic not only to birds but to public health.
Can be used in all types and age of birds because they do not cause residue in animals or products.
Adapt to any type of production to provide effective components in the intestine where other products would have a limited effect.
Can act as growth promoters.
Action of essential oils and organic acids
Essential oils and organic acids have a synergistic effect on Salmonella bacteria.
Studies
Studies conducted around the world have demonstrated the beneficial effect of a protected compound of organic acids and essential oils on laying hens, broiler chickens and ground chicken meat:
Human health
The supplementation of organic acids and essential oils has lowered the incidence of S. Enteritidis in ground meat samples.
The supplementation of organic acids and essential oils is an excellent tool to reduce GI-tract contamination of various species of Salmonella, including S. Enteritidis, S. Heidelberg and S. Typhimurium, in broiler chickens. This product can therefore be used as a potential alternative to antibiotics in controlling different types of Salmonella species affecting poultry farms .
Human health, chicken health, and poultry production performance
The supplementation of organic acids and essential oils in broiler chickens during the last 6 days before slaughter can be used as a strategy to reduced positive samples for S. Heidelberg without affecting the growth performance.
Studies
Studies conducted around the world have demonstrated the beneficial effect of a protected compound of organic acids and essential oils on laying hens, broiler chickens and ground chicken meat:
Human health
The supplementation of organic acids and essential oils has lowered the incidence of S. Enteritidis in ground meat samples.
The supplementation of organic acids and essential oils is an excellent tool to reduce GI-tract contamination of various species of Salmonella, including S. Enteritidis, S. Heidelberg and S. Typhimurium, in broiler chickens. This product can therefore be used as a potential alternative to antibiotics in controlling different types of Salmonella species affecting poultry farms .
Human health, chicken health, and poultry production performance
The supplementation of organic acids and essential oils in broiler chickens during the last 6 days before slaughter can be used as a strategy to reduced positive samples for S. Heidelberg without affecting the growth performance.
Targeted delivery system of Jefo compound of organic acids and essential oils
For maximum effects, organics acids and essential oils need to be protected from chemical modifications in the upper gastro-intestinal tract.
beds ingredients in a matrix of triglycerides
Avoid chemical reactions between compounds before release
Protect active compounds until release (from light, moisture, gastric acidity, oxidation, etc.)
Does not affect palatability
Why is the Jefo matrix technology important?
Without the protection of the matrix:
• Organic acids dissociate in the first part of the chicken’s GI tract.
• Essential oils are absorbed in the upper portion of the small intestine.
The targeted delivery system maximizes organic acids and essential oils antimicrobial effects in the site of Salmonella (low intestine and cecum).
In studies, when organic acids and essential oils were protected in a triglyceride matrix, effective control of Salmonella spp. contamination in the GI-tract was achieved
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