Use or non-use of treatment therapies for swine respiratory disease in finishing pigs
From the Leman Swine Conference last fall, Dr. David Baumert of Zoetis Pork joins us to discuss the reasons why producers sometimes choose not to treat pigs — usually heavier weight finishers — in need of swine respiratory disease (SRD) therapy and the implications of non-use from a performance, labor and economic standpoint.
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