The Use of Antimicrobials in Italian Heavy Pig Fattening Farms

• Main Authors: Federico Scali (Author), Giovanni Santucci (Author), Antonio M. Maisano (Author), Francesca Giudici (Author), Federica Guadagno (Author), Matteo Tonni (Author), Alberto Amicabile (Author), Nicoletta Formenti (Author), Enrico Giacomini (Author), Massimiliano Lazzaro (Author), Giorgio Bontempi (Author), Nicoletta Vitale (Author), Lis Alban (Author), Jeroen Dewulf (Author), Adriana Ianieri (Author), Sergio Ghidini (Author), Giancarlo Belluzzi (Author), Loredana Candela (Author), Angelica Maggio (Author), Paolo Pasquali (Author), Silvio Borrello (Author), Giovanni L. Alborali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Data on antimicrobial use (AMU) in heavy pig production (>150 kg) are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the AMU in this production. Data from 2015 were collected for 143 fattening farms. The AMU was estimated through a treatment index per 100 days (TI₁₀₀) us...