To find out, we systematically examined the impact of various compositions of pig feed on intestinal health and piglet diarrhoea, all within the context of an antibiotic-free diet. Identifying key ...

Dr Brian Evans from the World Organisation for Animal Health explains how the amount of antibiotics given to animals varies from country to country, and is proving hard to regulate. Pig farmer ...

He’s had to learn quickly about pig health, from which vaccines are effective to when to use antibiotics. “When the weather changes, I give the pigs antibiotics,” Mr Hong says. In his ...

Broadcast version by Roz Brown for New Mexico News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration It's a well-known fact that factory farms rely on antibiotics to treat ...

Animals on Antibiotics: Could Pigs on Pills Make us Ill?Animals on Antibiotics: Could Pigs on Pills Make us Ill?

Karume usually treats her pigs with Kaolin powder and antibiotic, PenStrep. Dr Onono explains that infection with rotavirus can lead to secondary bacterial infection and veterinarians might ...

Livestock being raised with antibiotics is on the rise in Iowa, the nation's number one hog producer. Doctors say the trend ...

Industrial pig farming often involves the use of antibiotics to prevent disease in overcrowded conditions. This practice contributes to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria ...

NPR visits first person to get a new kind of genetically modified pig kidney two weeks after undergoing the historic procedure.