At VIV Utrecht 2010 our Feed Application Manager Lars Sangill Andersen gave a presentation about: "A practical view on piglet diets with a minimum of antibiotics - and is fish meal in piglet feed sustainable ?".
Lars Sangill Andersen explained different ways of feeding that could benefit animal health. For years, zinc oxide and in feed antibiotics were part of the feeding for health concept. However, due to increased resistance of bacteria and hence antibiotics this approach is no longer healthy. “We have to move towards an approach where we can stop diseases from popping up instead of solving the symptoms like we did with antibiotics for years,” he said.
Read more at:
http://www.pigprogress.net/news/viv-europe-technical-session-challenges-in-agp-free-pig-diets-4155.html
or at:
http://www.vetsweb.com/news/viv-europe-technical-session-challenges-in-agp-free-pig-diets-1062.html
