BCO or Bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis is the most common cause of lameness in poultry around the globe.
As birds grow to market weight, they may develop microfractures.
When a bird’s epithelium has been compromised due to stress factors bacteria from the respiratory or GI tract will leak and eventually settle into those microfractures leading to necrosis.
Proper nutrient supplementation with Zinpro prevents these challenges.
A weakened intestinal epithelial integrity can allow harmful bacteria like Salmonella into the bloodstream and internal organs of the bird — and ultimately even into consumers’ dinner plates.
Zinpro First Line of Defense supplementation program is critical for maintaining epithelial integrity to ensure that these bacteria don’t cross into the bloodstream, then the bones and meat causing food safety issues in the final product.
“The food supply is safer today than ever before. There are still an estimated 1.35 million cases of non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in the United States each year. “Across 23 different data points, Zinpro improved intestinal epithelial strength by more than 15%, impacting the animals’ ability to efficiently control Salmonella contamination by ensuring the formation and maintenance of a strong first line of defense”.