Do weaner pigs need in-feed antibiotics to ensure good health and welfare?

Antibiotics (AB) are used in intensive pig production systems to control infectious diseases and they are suspected to be a major source of antibiotic resistance. Following the ban on AB use as growth promoters in the EU, their prophylactic use in-feed is now under review. The aim of this study was...

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Main Authors: Alessia Diana, Edgar G Manzanilla, Julia A Calderón Díaz, Finola C Leonard, Laura A Boyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5628837?pdf=render