Publication Date
January 2011
Abstract
The ability of pigs to avoid illness can be influenced by pig farmers via management measures which prevent stress and introduction and spread of diseases. A training program consisting of three meetings, was developed to achieve more consciousness at pig farmers about their influence on disease prevention and the immune response of their pigs. We tested the effect of the training program on the average daily gain in weight, feed conversion, the mean percentage of lymphocytes and I-FABP values.
Book Title
121st International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork
Pages
351-353
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/safepork-180809-672
Included in
Animal Diseases Commons, Animal Sciences Commons, Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology Commons, Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health Commons
Improvement in pig growth and feed conversion due to knowledge transfer about disease prevention and improving immune response
Maastricht, Netherlands
The ability of pigs to avoid illness can be influenced by pig farmers via management measures which prevent stress and introduction and spread of diseases. A training program consisting of three meetings, was developed to achieve more consciousness at pig farmers about their influence on disease prevention and the immune response of their pigs. We tested the effect of the training program on the average daily gain in weight, feed conversion, the mean percentage of lymphocytes and I-FABP values.
