On January 1st, 2000, antibiotic growth promoters were removed from animal production in Denmark. Antibiotics were only to be used for therapeutic purposes. The effect on finisher pigs has been fairly unproblematic in the majority of the herds. The effects on weaner pigs has been significantly negative, with increased post-weaning diarrhoea, increased infections, increased nutritional overload, and reduced utilization of nutrients in the feed. Many herds find it necessary to apply medicine for treatment of diarrhoea in young stock, resulting in an increased consumption of therapeutic antibiotics. Increasing management and nutrition is aiming to reduce these problems without the use of medicines. Management practices include health promoting housing systems, reducing overcrowding, decreasing batch sizes, good ventilation and temperature, and higher weaning weight. Nutritional practices include restrictive feeding (during the first 14 days post-weaning), additives (such as acidifiers), protective diets (low protein, high animal protein, high barley, organic acid product), and fermented liquid feed (increase acid content in stomach to kill harmful bacteria).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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