Interview: Zoetis shifts from treatment to prevention The topic of antibiotic resistance caused by misuse and over-use of antibiotics in pigs and other types of...
Argentina: No more colistin in veterinary products Argentina has banned the ‘elaboration, distribution, import, use and possession of veterinary products...
USA: Antibiotics usage came down in 2017 The sales of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals decreased by 33% in...
Resistant bacteria in pig guts linked to antibiotic usage The level of antibiotic resistance in the intestinal tracts of pigs and broilers is linked to antibiotic usage.
Russia: Anxiety over new antibiotic residues law The Russian food industry has sent out alarm signals about new requirements on antibiotic residues in meat and...
Autogenous vaccination to control EE in weaner pigs Treating sows with autogenous vaccination has been observed to be a good method of controlling exudative...
Antibiotic usage in Dutch pigs dropped by 1.9% in 2017 Antibiotics usage in the Netherlands’ pig industry has dropped further. In 2017, the country’s swine sector...
EU to adapt copper reduction plans for pigs The reduction of copper levels for pigs to 25 mg/kg for all age groups is off the table in the European Union....
On demand: View the Pig Health webinar Gut health, African Swine Fever and antibiotic reduction were the 3 themes that were discussed at the most...
UK pig farms: 50% less antibiotic usage in 2 years As the biannual Pig & Poultry Fair has kicked off in the United Kingdom, the news broke that the British pig...
‘Antibiotic free’ addressed at Kemin seminar Antibiotic free meat, is it a nightmare or golden opportunity? And where is agriculture in 2018 when it comes to...
Pig Progress webinar zooming in on health issues Antibiotics, gut health, swine fevers and biosecurity – a lot of very timely issues these days have strong links...
Are in-feed antibiotics necessary for weaner pigs? The removal of antibiotics from the feed of weaner pigs has been found to have minimal effects on health and...
Denmark aims for 1.5 million pigs without antibiotics Several organisations in Denmark will jointly be spending 15.5 million Danish crowns (€ 2.01 million) for...
Livestock ESBLs and human ESBLs are not the same Meat consumption does not necessarily lead to ingestion of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Instead, humans tend...
Wrapping up January: What’s new in the world of pigs? Several pig breeding companies were active in the 1st month of 2018 – with rebranding and ambitious orders from...
Pig farming beyond zinc oxide and antibiotics As the end of therapeutic zinc oxide (ZnO) and in-feed antibiotics approaches, sharing knowledge and experiences...
Leaving pig health to the next generation Pig health expert David Burch has been writing weblogs for Pig Progress for over 10 years. He now feels it is...
Should colistin be banned for pigs? Colistin has become the antibiotic of last resort in certain circumstances in human medicine, after 40 years of...
Antibiotic use in pigs – an update Progress regarding reduction in use is starting to happen even before what health expert David Burch considers...
One health – are we getting any closer? The UK have produced their joint ‘One Health Report’ on human and animal antibiotic use sales and resistance,...
The classification of antimicrobials – a clash of views Over recent years there has been a divergence in views between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and...
MRSA in Danish pigs – what can we learn? The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has just published a MRSA risk assessment, which really includes...
BLOG: Eradication of diseases - to reduce antibiotic use The EU’s DG –Agri’s European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI)...
Debate continues: EC's proposals on medicated animal feed The debate concerning the European Commission’s proposals regarding the Regulations on Medicated Feed continues...
BLOG: Antibiotic bans – past, present and future Antimicrobial substances have played a very important role in pig production for decades, whether originally...
BLOG: Definitions, definitions, definitions Without some proper definitions how are we meant to determine the significance of the new European Commission...
BLOG: Antibiotic surveys and their significance? We have recently completed a survey of antimicrobial usage in the UK. Following on from this, I have tried to...
Blog: New medicated feed regulation proposals The European Commission has issued its new proposals on medicated feeds. What does it mean for the EU pig industry?
BLOG: UK to monitor antibiotic usage – a simpler model... Several member states (MS) have already set up antibiotic usage monitoring systems on pig farms and the UK is...
BLOG: Consumerism – analysis or just more politics? We are all consumers but I have to say I was disappointed when the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) ‘The...
Blog: Ranking of antimicrobials in pig production The European Commission (EC) has asked the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to look at ranking of antibiotics in...
Searching for the ideal weaning age Weaning age is very important for a piglet’s health and its later performance as a finisher pig. The right...
Less post-weaning diarrhoea in vaccinated piglets Most pig farms take preventive measures to limit the economic impact of post-weaning diarrhoea, including safe...
Interview: Globally promoting sugar cane yeast Serving the planet with agricultural solutions brings a set of challenges of its own. For 28 years now, yeast...
By keeping FMD out, Korea’s swine sector ‘welcomed’ ileitis Foot-and-Mouth Disease rampaged through South Korea’s swine industry in 2010 and 2011. Since then, the country’s...
Seed, feed and weed to improve pig gut health As antibiotics are increasingly on their way out of intensive animal production, it is good to take a look at...
Red and green algae promoting pig gut health Seaweed contains ‘sulphated polysaccharides’ – components that are not found in plants, yeast or microalgae. Yet...
Gene editing ruling harms EU pig breeding After postponing several times, the European Court of Justice decided last July that the gene editing technique...
8 Danish tips to help reduce antibiotics Danish pig producers are among the highest performing in Europe and have been achieving consistent health and...
Salmonellosis and ileitis – are they linked? Lawsonia intracellularis and Salmonella Typhimurium: they appear to be two separate gut bacteria. However, as...
"More attention please, for effects of feed on health" Should pigs receive feed for not only growth purposes, but to keep them healthy as well? For Prof Dr Josef...
Disease prevention is not growth promotion One of the most common confusions about antibiotic use in agriculture is the difference between preventative use...
Smart protein use needed for piglet health In the critical time around weaning, every little step has to be made as easily as possible for young piglets....
Optimising amino acids in swine diets For pig producers, failing to optimise dietary protein utilisation can result in significant negative impacts on...
Growth promotion with lactic acid bacteria With antibiotics, used for growth promotion and disease prevention, being banned in an increasing amount of...
"Antibiotics covered up a lot of issues" With antibiotics usage being heavily debated these days, increasingly the notion grows that animal health and...
Vaccination against ileitis via liquid feed Adding a vaccine to liquid feed – until recently this was an uncommon approach in the European Union. It has...
WPX 2015 in pictures – main theme: antibiotics The gradual disappearance of antimicrobials as growth promoter was definitely the main theme at this year’s...
Video: Responsible livestock farming in US In new YouTube videos released, swine veterinarians Dr. Matthew Turner of North Carolina, United States and Dr....
PROBIOTICS IN PIGS: France With the use of antibiotics becoming increasingly unpopular in certain parts of Europe, the search for...