Publication Date: March 28, 2013
Reference: London Swine Conference, 2013
Country: Canada
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Quebec is a hog dense province, and the concern over the spread of communicable diseases like PRRSv lead to routine use of antibiotics in swine feed. Denmark has recently banned use of antibiotics for growth promotion, and has recorded the use of antibiotics per pig. No reportable data exist for antibiotic use per pig in Canada (or North America), and if antibiotic use is to be decreased a baseline should first be known.