One more note on the Zero Zinc Summit…

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Vincent ter Beek Editor of Pig Progress / Topic: Pigs around the world
Weaning done differently: the sows are moved out, but not the piglets. Photo: Bert Jansen
Weaning done differently: the sows are moved out, but not the piglets. Photo: Bert Jansen
If there is one thing the Zero Zinc Summit in Denmark showed, it was that finding alternatives to zinc oxide is a big puzzle. No piece of the puzzle should be overlooked, writes Vincent ter Beek, editor for Pig Progress. He thinks zooming into weaning age should not be forgotten. The problem of post-weaning diarrhoea has become a hot topic again, now therapeutical levels of zinc oxide are being phased out in the European Union (EU). For at least Europe’s pig industry, the issue means: back to


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