More Antibiotics but Fewer Critical Antibiotics
DENMARK - New figures from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) show a 12 per cent rise in the use of antibiotics for pigs in Denmark during the first half of 2009.

Danish Pig Producers Use More Antibiotics
DENMARK - During the first six months of this year the use of antibiotics by Danish pig producers increased 12 per cent, according to a report by the Danish Technical University.

Reduced Response to Pneumonia Vaccination
DENMARK - N. Steenhard of the University of Copenhagen and co-authors report that ascaris (parasitic worm) infestation reduces the response of pigs to vaccination against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae...

Two-Day European Pig Health Symposium Starts
DENMARK - The first European Symposium on Porcine Health Management starts at the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen.

Pigs and Willow Go Well Together
DENMARK - Energy crops can become the new partners in organic pig farming. Tentative results from trials with free-ranging pigs look promising.

Variations in Antibiotic Resistance in E. coli Uncovered
DENMARK - E.N. Abatih of the University of Copenhagen and co-workers investigated the regional, seasonal and temporal variations in the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli isolated...

Pigs to Help in Alzheimer's Research
DENMARK - New piglets are a 'world-first' in the field of transgenic cloning. They will be used to study Alzheimer's disease.

Shoulder Ulcers Persistent in Danish Sows
DENMARK - In the spring and summer of 2008 researchers from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences examined no less than 3,831 lactating sows on 98 different farms.

Vaccination vs. Enteropathy Cuts Need for Antimicrobials
DENMARK - Two researchers from Boehringer-Ingelheim Vetmedica in Copenhagen have published a paper showing a highly significant reduction in the use of antimicrobials after vaccination of pigs against...