Responsible use of antibiotics in the Asia Pacific region

Globally huge steps are being taken in reducing the use of antibiotics, and the Asia Pacific region is also taking steps in this direction. Large swine producing countries are currently looking at how to reduce antibiotic use – and have thus also started wondering how to manage pig growth and health. In the last decade, global meat production has increased by almost 20%, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, where the pork and poultry industries have showed the highest level of expansion.