Removing in-feed antibiotics and zinc oxide (2/2): Beyond taking nutritional actions
What factors can help with managing piglets without in-feed antibiotics and ZnO?
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Removing in-feed antibiotics and zinc oxide (1/2): Why, when and how?
If your motivation to stop using in-feed antibiotics and zinc oxide is to comply with regulations, think again. What does it take to remove in-feed medication?
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07-Jul-2021Marcelo LangIn the USA, we say that antibiotics are like crutches that help you for a while, but can become a bigger problem if you don't get rid of them after the healing is done. Some producers may not think possible weaning pigs without resorting to antibiotics or ZnO, but experience of many other producers prove otherwise.
What are the characteristics of the farms with the highest seroprevalence of Salmonella ?
Feeding, biosecurity and concomitant diseases as factors involved in the perpetuation of Salmonella in the farm.
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Tagging animals to check your all-in-all-out
A system to check your all-in-all-out management and the consecuences of violating internal biosecurity practices.
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Effects of birth weight, parity and litter size on pig performance, health and welfare
The animals that were retained several times throughout the flow originated from sows with lower average parity. They had a much lower carcass weight (around 10kg) and a higher average score for lameness, pleurisy and enzootic pneumonia lesions.
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Impact of feeding on the incidence of lameness in the sows and their longevity
The sow must be able to store enough calcium during the pregnancy to face the possible mobilizations during the lactation.
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