Antimicrobial Use, Resistance and Residues

Effect of Commingling and Dietary Fiber Interventions on Select Performance of Suckling, Weaned and Nursery Piglets

Authors: Tara N. Gaire (University of Minnesota) , Thomas Wehri (University of Minnesota) , Danny Brown (University of Minnesota) , Casondra Snow (University of Minnesota) , Jesper Chia-Hui Hsu (University of Minnesota) , Gerardo Ramon Diaz Ortiz (University of Minnesota) , Mariana Meneguzzi (University of Minnesota) , Jared Young (University of Minnesota) , Cipriano De Abreu (University of Minnesota) , Albert Canturri (University of Minnesota) , Felipe Pena Mosca (University of Minnesota) , Miranda Medrano (University of Minnesota) , Lindsay Miller (University of Minnesota) , Snow Li (University of Minnesota) , Megan Ruch (University of Minnesota) , Mark Schwartz (University of Minnesota) , Randall Singer (University of Minnesota) , Maria Pieters (University of Minnesota) , Noelle Noyes (University of Minnesota)

Abstract

This multi-year study aims to evaluate whether commingling and/or dietary fiber can be used to mitigate the spread and persistence of antimicrobial resistance genes within the fecal microbial community after metaphylactic antibiotic use in production pigs. As part of this larger study, one objective was to understand whether commingling and dietary fiber would also impact on performance.

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How to Cite: Gaire, T. N. , Wehri, T. , Brown, D. , Snow, C. , Hsu, J. C. , Diaz Ortiz, G. R. , Meneguzzi, M. , Young, J. , De Abreu, C. , Canturri, A. , Pena Mosca, F. , Medrano, M. , Miller, L. , Li, S. , Ruch, M. , Schwartz, M. , Singer, R. , Pieters, M. & Noyes, N. (2023) “Effect of Commingling and Dietary Fiber Interventions on Select Performance of Suckling, Weaned and Nursery Piglets”, SafePork. 14(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/safepork.16313