Hygiene management: An effective alternative to ZnO

Zinc Oxide (ZnO) has been known to help control post-weaning diarrhoea and improve growth performance. The use of ZnO in weaned piglet feed, however, was officially banned in June, 2022 in the EU. Different farm measures have been advised by swine experts including biosecurity; hygiene management in particular, is emphasised as one of the key strategies to ensure that piglets are healthy and with minimum pathogen challenges while trying to adapt themselves to all stressors during the most chall