Grosse-Kleimann, Julia
Wegner, Birte
Spiekermeier, Ines
grosse Beilage, Elisabeth
Kemper, Nicole
Nienhoff, Hendrik
Plate, Heiko
Meyer, Henning
Gerhardy, Hubert
Kreienbrock, Lothar
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (2817905315)
Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover (TIHO)
Article History
Received: 12 April 2021
Accepted: 16 July 2021
First Online: 3 August 2021
Declarations
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: The performance data and farm characteristics used within this study were accumulated and maintained by VzF for consulting advice for farmers. Information on antibiotic usage is based on mandatory application and delivery forms, and findings in slaughtered pigs are based on data from official slaughterhouse inspection. On-farm health information was acquired solely for the study. All information was provided voluntarily by farmers, signing individual written consent data to be used by the study team only. The research does not involve any regulated animals, and there were no scientific procedures performed on animals of any kind. For this reason, formal approval by an ethical committee was not necessary under the provisions of the German regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.