The use of antibiotics and synthetic anti-parasitic drugs can induce resistance in bacteria and parasites threaten-ing health and welfare of pigs in low-input and organic outdoor production systems. Subsequent consequences for production and reproduction have economic impact and jeopardize the farm sustainability.
Solution
Use medicinal plants instead of antibiotics or allopathic anti-parasitic medicines, improve health and welfare by controlling parasitic diseases and harmful bacterial load while enhancing the individuals’ immunity. Provide to pigs with a well-balanced, weight and age category tailored feed supplement formulated with selected, locally available medicinal plant powders.
Description
The tool explains the use medicinal plants in alternative to antibiotics or allopathic anti-parasitic medicines to improve health and welfare by controlling parasitic diseases and harmful bacterial load while enhancing the individuals’ immunity.
This technique reduces the resistance of bacteria and parasites threatening health and welfare of pigs in low-input and organic outdoor production systems and subsequently improves production, reproduction and sustainability of the farm.
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