The high level zinc oxide ban (II)

The European Commission opted for phasing out the usage of high-level zinc oxide. EU farmers have 5 years to figure out what is next. John Gadd follows up from his earlier expert opinion – and sums up some countermeasures. The ZnO ban is likely to cost at least €2.50 per pig at slaughter and double that if there is a scour outbreak in a third of the post-weaners. So in its absence, what countermeasures can the producer take? Long-term measures for pig producers There are long term and shor