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AHDB to discuss antibiotic challenge with the UK pig farmers

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AHDB Pork and ForFarmers will organize the ‘Health and antibiotics, keeping the balance’ meetings to bring together pig producers from England in order to discuss how the industry has responded to the antibiotic challenge and the next steps we can take.

Posted on Oct 24 ,10:24

The meetings will take place between 5–26 November in Berkshire, Norfolk, West Yorkshire and Devon. The discussion will focus on the challenges and solutions of in-water medication, with Nigel Penlington from AHDB and Mark Jagger from BQP, looking at the realities of moving to this kind of system. They will also look at current water systems and the need to provide good clean water.

AHDB says the meetings will also include a session led by Dr Georgina Crayford and Ed Barker, from the National Pig Association, to run through the industry’s response to antibiotics and next steps to meeting reduction targets.

Dr Charlotte Evans from ForFarmers and Dr Mandy Nevel from AHDB will lead sessions looking at how nutrition can play a significant role in reducing the need to medicate with antibiotics. They will be presenting examples of what works and what doesn’t, and learning from other farms about maintaining good animal health and welfare.

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