PREPARING FOR ZINC OXIDE REMOVAL BY PROTECTING AGAINST OEDEMA DISEASE

摘要

With UK farmers facing the prospect of an EU-wide ban on the use of zincoxide at medicinal levels in piglet feed from June 2022, pig farmers are likely to face increased challenges in managing disease in post-weaned piglets.As the industry looks at ways to manage without zinc oxide, it perhaps comes as no surprise that old diseases such as Oedema disease are starting to emerge again and have a significant impact on mortality and growth rates, according to Juan Hernandez, HIPRA's swine technical service vet.