About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of using the right antibiotics at the right time for swine health.
Antibiotics can save pigs and protect performance, but only when we stop treating “a problem” and start treating the right pathogen at the right moment. We sit down with Dr. Megan Hindman, swine technical consultant with Elanco Animal Health, to break down what smart antibiotic use actually looks like on farm and why so many disappointing outcomes trace back to one issue: mismatch. Wrong bug, wrong drug, wrong time. We walk through the real-world decision tree producers face, starting with d...
People in this episode
Guest: Dr. Megan Hindman
Topics covered
- antibiotics
- swine health
- animal performance
- pathogen treatment
- agriculture
Keywords
- antibiotics
- pigs
- pathogen
- performance
- agriculture
- Elanco
- animal health
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Elanco Animal Health
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