EGGSHELL MICROBIOME
A DEEP DIVE INTO AGRITX-F65
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CHICKEN + EGG:
THE PROBLEM
BACTERIA AND OTHER PATHOGENS CAN LIVE IN THE INTESTINES OF CHICKENS.
HEALTHY CHICKEN:
The outer shell of the laid egg is covered in healthy bacteria. As the chick hatches, the good bacteria on the shell colonize the chick’s intestine, building a healthier chicken from birth.
UNHEALTHY CHICKEN:
The outer shell of the laid egg is covered with pathogens such as bacteria. This is then passed onto the chick, continuing a cycle of pathogenesis from birth.
THE INDUSTRY TRIES TO STOP TRANSMISSION BY FEEDING HENS PROBIOTICS TO REDUCE PATHOGENS IN THE CYCLE.
Feeding hens probiotics does not always work because the GI tract is already colonized, and out-competition post-colonization is difficult.
HEN WITH BACTERIA LAYS EGGS
BACTERIA ENTERS EGGS
AND THE CYCLE ENDLESSLY REPEATS
CHICKEN + EGG:
THE EARLIEST MICROBIAL INTERVENTION
THE INDUSTRY TRIES TO STOP TRANSMISSION BY FEEDING HENS PROBIOTICS TO REDUCE PATHOGENS IN THE CYCLE.
This does not always work because the GI tract is already colonized, and out-competition post-colonization is difficult
HEN WITH BACTERIA LAYS EGGS
BACTERIA ENTERS EGGS
AGRITX-F65 IS APPLIED TO THE EGG
PROMOTES HEALTH BY NATURAL MEANS
THE CYCLE ENDS
THE MICROBIOME OF THE EGGSHELL INFLUENCES THE GI TRACT OF THE RESULTING CHICK*.
* Maki JJ, Bobeck EA, Sylte MJ, Looft T. Eggshell and environmental bacteria contribute to the intestinal microbiota of growing chickens. J Anim Sci Biotechnol. 2020;11(1):1-17. doi:10.1186/s40104-020-00459-w
THE LIFE OF AN EGG
POULTRY LIFE:
The first 20-25% of poultry life is spent in the embryo, and there are currently no interventions post-sanitization and pre-vaccination
During this 18-day window, AGRITX technology is targeted to introduce probiotics at the earliest possible time
SEEKING A PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGIES TO HATCHERIES
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