Reducing Antibiotics in Pig Farming – Multilevel Approach
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Pigs".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2025) | Viewed by 1889
Special Issue Editors
Interests: problems with different parameters influencing pig health and production; production and quality of colostrum; passive immunity transfer
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: scientific research focuses on animal nutrition and feed production, in particular, it includes the use of yeast (including beta-glucans, mannans), feed products containing isolated active substances (phytobiotics), organic and mineral forms of the elements; feed additives increasing the productivity and health of animals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antibiotics can be used in animal production for therapeutic, sub-therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. Reducing antibiotic use in pig farming is a great challenge and necessity. A link was suggested between antibiotic use in feed animals and antibiotic resistance in human. Banning the use of antibiotics as a feed additives has intensified research into possibility of using other additives such as, for instance, probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics, acidifires and herbs. This ban resulted from concern for human health, the observed development of antimicrobial resistance, the theoretical possibility of transfers of bacterial genes responsible for bacterial resistance between animals and humans, and animal waste pollution of the environment.
Although feed antibiotics were used to promote animal health and growth, in reality their use quite often reflected a primary goal of alleviating the negative effects of poor hygiene and management. We cannot forget about the indirect effects of their use, resulting from contact with resistant organisms that have been spread to various components of the ecosystem (soil, water) as a result of antibiotic use in farm animals.
This Special Issue invites researchers to submit either original research papers or review articles that evaluate, summarize and suggest new resolutions in animals nutrition, management and biosecurity, in addition to contributing health monitoring and prophylaxis strategies which can increase pig health, welfare and yield without the use of chemotherapeutics.
Prof. Dr. Anna Rząsa
Dr. Anna Szuba-Trznadel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pigs
- antibiotics
- prophylactic ban
- antibiotic alternatives
- health protection
- production efficiency
- management
- maintenance
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