PCV2 vaccination changing the pig industry

Part 3. Reduced antibiotic usage and improved performance go together © Vaccinating against Porcine Circovirus 2 (PCV2) does not only save lives at pig production sites, it appears to have beneficial effects in reduction of the use of antimicrobials. A couple of farm examples can illustrate how. © By Frances Glass, Animal Information Network, UK © Possible health strategies to reduce the use of antimicrobial drugs at farm level have become of great interest because of the continuous heavy p