MIB Impex Smc Pvt Ltd

05/10/2026

Dry Litter Starts with Air Movement...!!!

Wet litter is more than a housekeeping issue it can increase ammonia and footpad-lesion risk.
A 2025 commercial field study evaluated four broiler flocks in paired houses. Maintaining approximately 50–60% relative humidity and increasing air movement over the litter helped reduce moisture and improve early footpad outcomes in most studied flocks. ScienceDirect

Three Practical Takeaways:
1- Check litter beneath drinker lines every day.

2- Repair leaks and remove wet, caked litter promptly.

3- Balance ventilation, humidity and circulation-fan airflow; record conditions at bird level.

Evidence Caveat:
This was one paired-house field study involving four commercial flocks. Its fan speed and humidity settings should not be copied blindly—local weather, bird age, house design and heating capacity must guide adjustments.
MIB Impex supports prevention-led management that strengthens flock health and reduces avoidable antibiotic pressure.

04/10/2026

04/10/2026

IB Protection Needs the Right Vaccine Strategy…!!!

Infectious-bronchitis vaccines do not provide identical protection against every IBV variant. A 2025 controlled study tested a combined GA08 (GI-27) and Massachusetts (GI-1) live-vaccine programme against a DMV1639 (GI-17) field strain in commercial broilers.

Vaccinated birds showed reduced clinical disease and challenge-virus shedding. The estimated transmission ratio was 0.0 among vaccinated birds, while every unvaccinated contact bird became infected. This demonstrates how antigenically different vaccine strains may broaden protection against a selected heterologous variant.

Three Practical Farm Takeaways:

1-Identify locally circulating IBV strains through laboratory surveillance.

2-Audit vaccine storage, preparation, application and flock coverage.

3-Assess clinical signs, lesions and virus detection—not antibody titre alone.

Evidence Caveat:
Results were specific to this vaccine programme, challenge strain and controlled setting; they cannot be transferred automatically to Pakistan. Several authors were affiliated with the vaccine manufacturer.

MIB Impex supports evidence-led vaccination and antibiotic-responsible flock health.

03/10/2026

A Well-Healed Navel Builds a Stronger Start…!!!

Navel quality at placement can reveal more than chick appearance. A 2025 controlled study classified 372 male Ross 308 chicks by navel healing and followed development through 14 days.

Chicks with fully healed, dry navels showed faster residual-yolk absorption, greater early small-intestine and pancreas weights, higher body weight and better feed conversion than chicks with incompletely healed navels.

Three Practical Farm Takeaways:

1-Score navel healing and chick quality immediately at placement.

2-Record crop fill, early mortality, uniformity and seven-day weight together.

3-Review hatchery hygiene, incubation conditions and chick transport when poor navels recur.

Evidence Caveat:
Navel appearance is a risk indicator not a diagnosis. Bacterial growth and early mortality occurred in both quality groups, so even well-healed chicks still require clean brooding, veterinary investigation and appropriate laboratory testing.

MIB Impex supports stronger chick starts and prevention-led, antibiotic-responsible poultry production.

02/10/2026

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO IPEX 2026!

MIB Impex (SMC) Pvt Ltd & Agromiks Feed Additives invite veterinarians, practitioners, and farmers to visit our team.

Explore our poultry and livestock feed additives, discuss farm health challenges, and learn about our approach to responsible alternatives to antibiotics. We look forward to meeting you!

📅 8–10 October 2026
📍 Hall 1 | Booths 1 & 2

Innovation Beyond Antibiotics

02/10/2026

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO IPEX 2026…!!!

MIB Impex (SMC) Pvt Ltd & Agromiks Feed Additives invite veterinarians, practitioners, and farmers to visit our team.

Explore our poultry and livestock feed additives, discuss farm health challenges, and learn about our approach to responsible alternatives to antibiotics. We look forward to meeting you!

📅 8–10 October 2026
📍 Hall 1 | Booths 1 & 2

Innovation Beyond Antibiotics

02/10/2026

MIB Impex supports healthier farm environments, accurate diagnosis and antibiotic-responsible poultry production.

02/10/2026

Cilia: The Airway’s Cleaning Conveyor…!!!

A chicken’s respiratory tract has an important self-cleaning system. Mucus traps inhaled dust, microorganisms and other particles, while coordinated hair-like structures called cilia move this material toward the throat for clearance.

When ammonia, excessive dust, wet litter or infection damages this mucociliary defence, inhaled pathogens may remain in contact with the airway for longer—raising respiratory stress and the risk of secondary complications.

Three Practical Farm Takeaways:

1-Control ammonia, dust, wet litter and drinker leakage.

2-Maintain balanced ventilation at bird level without harmful draughts.

3-Investigate persistent coughing, sneezing or nasal discharge through veterinary examination and appropriate testing.

Evidence caveat:
Air-quality management supports normal respiratory clearance but does not treat established infections. Essential oils, phytogenics and supplements should not be presented as cures for viral respiratory disease.

MIB Impex supports healthier farm environments, accurate diagnosis and antibiotic-responsible poultry production.

01/10/2026

Panting Is a Warning—Not the Solution…!!!

Panting helps poultry release heat through evaporation, but prolonged rapid breathing also removes excessive carbon dioxide. This can cause respiratory alkalosis and disturb calcium and electrolyte balance potentially affecting broiler growth and layer eggshell mineralisation.

Three Practical Farm Takeaways:

1-Check temperature and relative humidity at bird level—not only at the control panel.

2-Maximise air speed and cooling before severe panting develops.

3-Keep drinking water cool, clean and continuously available; monitor sudden changes in intake.

Evidence Caveat:
Heat-stress thresholds vary with age, genetics, humidity and air speed. Electrolytes or functional nutrients may provide support, but results depend on the formulation and conditions; they cannot replace ventilation, cooling or water management.

MIB Impex supports prevention-led flock management and evidence-based nutritional strategies for antibiotic-responsible poultry production.

01/10/2026

Panting Is a Warning Not the Solution…!!!

Panting helps poultry release heat through evaporation, but prolonged rapid breathing also removes excessive carbon dioxide. This can cause respiratory alkalosis and disturb calcium and electrolyte balance—potentially affecting broiler growth and layer eggshell mineralisation.

Three practical Farm Takeaways:

1-Check temperature and relative humidity at bird level—not only at the control panel.

2-Maximise air speed and cooling before severe panting develops.

3-Keep drinking water cool, clean and continuously available; monitor sudden changes in intake.

Evidence caveat:
Heat-stress thresholds vary with age, genetics, humidity and air speed. Electrolytes or functional nutrients may provide support, but results depend on the formulation and conditions; they cannot replace ventilation, cooling or water management.

MIB Impex supports prevention-led flock management and evidence-based nutritional strategies for antibiotic-responsible poultry production.