Effectiveness of alternative measures to reduce antimicrobial usage in pig production in four European countries

Effectiveness of alternative measures to reduce antimicrobial usage in pig production in four European countries

Abstract Background The reduction of antimicrobial usage (AMU) is in the focus in modern pig production. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of alternatives to reduce AMU at herd level. In a prospective study, 68 farrow-to-finish pig herds located in Belgium, France, Germany...

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Main Authors: Svenja Raasch, Lucie Collineau, Merel Postma, Annette Backhans, Marie Sjölund, Catherine Belloc, Ulf Emanuelson, Elisabeth grosse Beilage, Katharina Stärk, Jeroen Dewulf, on the behalf of the MINAPIG Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Porcine Health Management
Subjects:
Alternative measures
Antimicrobial consumption
Intervention study
Disease incidence
Treatment incidence
Pig
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40813-020-0145-6

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