Table 4.
Infection prevention and control measures adopted on breeding farms.
| Control of Infections in Sows *1 | Total n (%) |
|---|---|
| Antibiotic in feed (antibiotic shock) every 6 months | 19 (42) |
| Treatment in cases of present infection | 7 (16) |
| Antibiotic in feed (antibiotic shock) every 4 months | 6 (13) |
| Antibiotic in feed (antibiotic shock) every 3 months | 4 (9) |
| Agro-industry control | 4 (9) |
| Antibiotic in feed every 2 months | 3 (7) |
| Antibiotic in feed for month | 2 (4) |
| Control of infections in newborn piglets *1,*2 | |
| Oral anticoccidial | 26 (58) |
| Injectable antibiotic | 20 (44) |
| Oral antibiotic | 8 (18) |
| Oral prebiotic | 2 (4) |
| Control of infections in weaning pigs *3 | |
| Continued antibiotic use in feed | 13 (41) |
| Antibiotic shock every feed change | 12 (38) |
| Injectable antibiotic before weaning | 4 (13) |
| Others | 3 (9) |
*1 % based on the number of farrow-to-finish and breeding farms (n = 45); *2 these items were cited more than once by the same participants, so the sum of citations is higher than the number of respondents; *3 % based on the number of farrow-to-finish, growing and fattening farms (n = 32).