Several stressors can affect growing pigs by demanding a lot of energy from the animal and leaving less energy available for other important functions such as the immune system.
In the context of antibiotic reduction or antibiotic-free feeding, it is essential to support animals' robustness by reducing stress.
This requires understanding the biology and behavior of pigs and other factors, including
- innate behaviors
- competition with pen mates
- organization of facilities
- management practices
Getting these set of factors right can go a long way to reducing stress and successfully raising pigs while keeping antimicrobial use to a minimum.
Main Topics
- Main Stressors that affect pigs
- How to avoid the hidden costs and realize the benefits of improving pig welfare
- How promoting welfare supports less antimicrobial use
(Re)watch & review
We've made the materials from Tuesday's session 'The Microbiome and its Crucial Importance for the Health and Immunity of the Pig' available to you.
About the Antibiotic Reduction Expert Series
The Antibiotic Reduction Expert Series offers select agribusiness professionals exclusive online, live access to experts from a range of disciplines who offer insights into challenges, solutions and future of antibiotic reduction in animal protein production.
about the Antibiotic Reduction Expert Series
