BIOFACTOR BIOLOGICALS
Poultry in agricultural setting
Poultry

BIOLOGY THATPROTECTS THEFLOCK.

The gut is the bird’s largest barrier, immune organ, and engine for growth. Our microbial solutions stabilise the microbiome, enhance feed conversion, and replace prophylactic antibiotics.

~US$6 bn

Estimated yearly global cost of necrotic enteritis, a gut disease of broilers.

Wade & Keyburn 2015; industry estimates
2006

The EU banned all antibiotics as feed growth promoters. Other markets have followed, including India's 2019 ban on colistin for food animals.

EU Regulation 1831/2003; MoHFW India 2019
10–30%

of the phosphorus in corn and soybean meal is available to poultry. The rest passes through into the litter.

Poultry science nutrition reviews
Gut integrity is the prerequisite for poultry health and growth.
04 / BREEDERS, LAYERS AND BROILERS

Breeders, layers and broilers need different things from the gut.

PARENT STOCK
BREEDERS
Priority · gut health for hatchability, chick quality and longevity
Breeder hens

A breeder passes more than genes.

Breeder hens live longer and undergo distinct nutritional and physiological stages. A healthy gut ensures maternal antibody transfer, consistent eggshell quality, and vital microbial seeding to the next generation.

Hatchability & Quality

Maternal gut health directly influences eggshell cleanliness and uniform microbial colonization of day-old chicks.

Longevity & Immunity

Sustained immune priming ensures breeder hens remain productive throughout extended reproductive life.

Hatching eggs sprayed with probiotic bacteria

Share of egg contents and embryos positive for Salmonella Enteritidis by day 18 of incubation

Untreated60–70%
Chemical disinfectant60–70%
Probiotic spray<20%
Scale 0–100%. 560 hatching eggs, two Lactobacillus strains. Kosuri et al. 2025, Poultry Science.[5]
COMMERCIAL EGG PRODUCTION

LAYERS

Priority · sustained lay, strong shells and gut stability over a long cycle

A long laying cycle needs a stable gut.

A laying hen produces for a year or more, and every egg draws heavily on calcium and phosphorus. A balanced gut community supports feed efficiency and mineral uptake across the whole cycle, and helps keep Salmonella out of the flock and off the eggs.

Eggshell Quality

Enhanced mineral absorption directly improves shell thickness and breaking strength in late-stage layers.

Salmonella Exclusion

Competitive exclusion by beneficial flora keeps zoonotic pathogens out of the flock and off the eggs.

Every egg draws heavily on mineral reserves; continuous probiotic support prevents depletion and sustained lay drop.

Layers - sustained lay, strong shells and gut
Broilers in a commercial poultry production setting
MEAT PRODUCTION

BROILERS

Priority · rapid growth, uniform FCR and disease resilience in short cycles

Fast growth depends on a gut that stays intact.

Broilers grow at astonishing rates. Every gram of weight gain depends on villi height, enzyme activity, and a healthy gut wall. Our probiotics colonise the young gut on day one, priming digestive capacity and shielding against Clostridium perfringens.

Growth and FCR

Probiotics improved daily gain and feed conversion across 60 broiler studies.

Gut lesions

Bacillus subtilis reduced necrotic enteritis lesions as well as antibiotics did.

As effective as antibiotics on growth.

Across 28 controlled necrotic enteritis trials, B. subtilis matched in-feed antibiotics for body weight, daily gain, FCR and lesion scores. Antibiotics were still better at cutting mortality in severe outbreaks.

Biofactor · PoultryGUT INTEGRITY & FLOCK PERFORMANCE

Feed the microbes well, and they feed the animal.

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