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Antibiotic Stewardship in Pork Production

Dr. Liz Wagstrom (National Pork Producers Council) talked about guidelines for responsible antibiotic use in the swine industry, during the 2018 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium...

Emma Suckling (United Kingdom)

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The effects of wheat bran inclusion on piglet performance in the nursery and removal of pharmaceutical zinc

Wheat bran (WB) has been demonstrated to promote intestinal health and improve piglet performance. One proposed mechanism for this effect is that WB inhibits the attachment of bacteria, specifically enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) K88, to...

Dr. Eric Cox (Belgium)

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Strategies to diminish colibacillosis in newly weaned piglets based on activation of immunity or prevention of colonization using antibodies or receptor analogues

The ban on growth promoters in feed of swine has led to an increase in infections with enteropathogens and as a result in increased use of antibiotics to treat these infections with an increase in antibiotic resistance as a consequence. In...

Fernando Bravo de Laguna (Spain)

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Effect of Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii supplementation on gut microbiota in postweaning piglets in a context of antibiotics and ZnO removal

In a context of reduction of antibiotics and zinc oxide (ZnO), alternatives are needed to maintain animal health and growth performance. In a study conducted in post-weaning piglets, we have demonstrated positive effects of a supplementation with...

Trevor Smith (Canada)

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Effects of mycotoxin contamination on sow productivity

Trevor Smith (University of Guelph) talked about contaminated feedstuffs and their impact on gestating sows and piglets, during IPPE 2019 in Atlanta...

Scott Dee (United States)

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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Performance of Pigs Raised in AB-Free or Conventional System after PRRS Challenge

Scott Dee (Pipestone) showed research on the responsible use of antibiotics, analyzing pig production performance and welfare after a PRRS virus challenge, during 2019 NIAA Annual Conference: Animal Agriculture - Innovation, Technology and...

Joris Michiels (Belgium)

Technical publication

Effects of coated and potentiated ZnO on some gut health parameters in weaned piglets

The potentiated ZnO source when added to a barley-cornwheat and SBM diet, reduced digesta Enterobacteriaceae numbers and improved gut integrity, albeit similar or better, depending on...

Charles P. Fossler (United States)

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USDA Studies on Antimicrobial Use

Dr. Charles Fossler (USDA) goes over the work of the National Animal Health Monitoring System on this subject, during the 2018 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium...

Nicolai Rosager Weber (Denmark)

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Weaning without high levels of zinc and antibiotics – The Danish practical approach

The next challenge for the Danish pig industry will be the upcoming restriction on therapeutic use of zinc oxide. There is concern that the ban will lead to increased use of antimicrobials for treatment of post-weaning diarrhea. Currently...

Chad H. Stahl (United States)

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Dietary tributyrin, an HDAC inhibitor, promotes muscle growth through enhanced terminal differentiation of satellite cells

Muscle growth and repair rely on two main mechanisms – myonuclear accretion and subsequent protein accumulation. Altering the ability of muscle resident stem cells (satellite cells) to progress through their myogenic lineage can have a profound...

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