EW Nutrition GmbH participates in a project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Nutrition and Agriculture to minimize antibiotic resistant pathogens in poultry production.

The German Federal Ministry of Nutrition and Agriculture (BMEL) funds the collaborative research project called „EsRAM“ with 2.46 million Euro over a three-year period.
Aim of the project is the development of products and means to reduce antibiotic resistant pathogens at key stages of the entire poultry production chain.
At the official announcement on the 08th of March the German Federal Minister of Nutrition and Agriculture Christian Schmidt pointed out:
“We only will be able to prevent the development of antibiotic resistance if human and veterinary medicine work hand in hand. With the 16th amendment of the Medicinal Products Act (Arzneimittelgesetz), Germany already established a system for minimizing the use of antibiotics in livestock production. A further important building bloc to avoid antibiotic resistance is research. That is why this ministry is investing in the development of specific measures and products that show promise for reducing the emergence and transfer of antibiotic-resistance in poultry production.”
Together with the Institute of Animal Nutrition at the FU Berlin, EW Nutrition GmbH will develop feed additives based on natural ingredients for the reduction of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the poultry production chain.
Dr. Thilo Borchardt, project leader at EW Nutrition, explained:
„In cases where the use of antibiotics is not mandatory or as a support for antibiotic treatments there is room for alternative products that are based on natural active ingredients. Their antibacterial activity is widely used to treat infectious diseases. Due to multiple modes of action a combination of different natural substances can be an effective measure to attenuate the spread of antibiotic resistance. EW Nutrition develops and already produces feed additives based on secondary plant compounds to foster animal health and to increase the productivity in livestock. With our knowledge we will contribute to minimize antibiotic resistance in the poultry production chain.”
The research project "Development of Reduction Measures for Antibiotic-resistant Pathogens in Poultry" (EsRAM) focusses on poultry meat with a reduced prevalence of antibiotic resistant pathogens, particularly ESBL-producing enterobacteria and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Professor Uwe Rösler, Director of the Institute of Animal and Environmental Hygiene, coordinates the partners in the “EsRAM” project: The Institute of Poultry Diseases, the Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology, the Institute of Food Hygiene and the Institute of Animal Nutrition, all affiliated to the Free University of Berlin. The Institute of Animal Hygiene and Infection Diseases at the Justus-Liebig-University of Gießen, the Clinic for Birds and Reptiles at the University of Leipzig, the Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering in Potsdam, the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute in Jena and the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment in Berlin. In addition to EW Nutrition GmbH, industry partners are the Central Association of the German Poultry Industry (Zentralverband der Deutschen Geflügelwirtschaft e. V.) and Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research GmbH.

EW Nutrition GmbH (affiliate of EW Group) is a dynamic company, globally active with a strong science based product portfolio in the field of functional, innovative feed & food additives.
The current product portfolio includes Natural Egg Immunoglobulins (Globigen®), Toxin Solutions (Mastersorb®), Microencapsulated Secondary Plant Compounds (Activo®), MOS (Bgmos®), Slow Release Source of Nitrogen (Prote-N®), Sanitary and Care Products (Agrochemica®, Humavet®).
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