Clinical case: Lameness and paralysis of hindquarters in finishing pigs
This case describes the deferred lesions resulting from tail biting and quantifies the losses it causes.
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Antibiotic reduction strategies for pig farms: Do we see a correlation with nursery increased mortality?
In the fourth article of our series, we review the opinions from our group of global swine health experts on the potential relationship, if any, between the rise in nursery mortality that some countries have observed over the last few years and antibiotic reduction strategies.
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22-Oct-2021xavier-chehriwhat do you think about the impact of post weaning production system differences such as high diarrhea cross contamination or respiratory air borninfections when all piglets are in the same barn with no separated rooms (such as posr weaning barns in Europe) ? no separation walls allowing piglets cross contamination ? need to treat the entire barn instead of on room of 200 piglets only leading to significant antibiotic over consumption ?
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Antibiotic reduction strategies for pig farms: Successful strategies at the farm level (Part 2)
In this third article of our series, our global swine health experts continue sharing their perspectives on successful strategies for the reduction of antibiotics as well as learnings from some of the mistakes made along the way.
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16-Dec-2020GEHI am never quite sure why attention to C & D ranks so low in the list of wasy to reduce antibiotic use..? Biosecurity can be a tad vague.. Two things I would liek to see emphasised. 1) Robust cleaning regime with the use of GOOD detergent..!! not justa pressure washer.. Need to attack the biofilm.. 2) Use of the disinfectant often needs attentiontoo.. Choice? Effectiveness of the proposed disinfectant to inlcude DIFFICULT organism (Many do not) Plus Attention to Concentration and applciation rates, duration of contact. use of disinfectant onto dry surfaces to avoid dilution..
Antibiotic reduction strategies for pig farms: Successful strategies at the farm level (Part 1)
In this second article of our series, our swine health experts share their perspectives on the most important strategies for the reduction of antibiotic use in their respective countries.
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Antibiotic reduction strategies for pig farms: Perspective from global pig health experts
In this first article of our series, we will compare and contrast the perspectives of four pig health experts from some of the most important pork producing countries (i.e. USA, Italy, Denmark and Spain) on antibiotic reduction strategies for pig farms.
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Clinical case: Tail biting in a pig farm with non-docked pigs
The average mortality increased by 2.5% due to the animals that presented with myelitis and ascending infections along the spine. Find out how the problem could be solved without returning to tail docking.
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