Edgar García Manzanilla

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6 Articles

Pig Development Department, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, TEAGASC, The Irish Food and Agriculture Authority, Ireland

Education:

2000 Veterinary Medicine - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB)
2005 PhD - UAB
2009 Master in Preventive Veterinary Medicine, University of California - Davis
2010 Dip. European College of Porcine Health Management (ECPHM)

Professional experience:

2005-2006 Technical Director of the Monogastric Animals Nutrition Service (UAB)
2006-2009 Researcher at University of California - Davis
2010-2014 Researcher at UAB
2014 to present Researcher at the Pig Development Department, Teagasc

His main interest:

Nutrition of monogastric animals and its relationship with immunity and gut health
Epidemiology and Population medicine
Antimicrobial use

Edgar García Manzanilla 6 Articles

Impact of feeding on the incidence of lameness in the sows and their longevity

E. García

The sow must be able to store enough calcium during the pregnancy to face the possible mobilizations during the lactation.

Effects of birth weight, parity and litter size on pig performance, health and welfare

E. García

L. Boyle

J.A. Calderón

The animals that were retained several times throughout the flow originated from sows with lower average parity. They had a much lower carcass weight (around 10kg) and a higher average score for lameness, pleurisy and enzootic pneumonia lesions.

Management Article

Tagging animals to check your all-in-all-out

E. García

A system to check your all-in-all-out management and the consecuences of violating internal biosecurity practices.

Health Article

What are the characteristics of the farms with the highest seroprevalence of Salmonella ?

H. Argüello

E. García

Feeding, biosecurity and concomitant diseases as factors involved in the perpetuation of Salmonella in the farm.

Nutrition Article

Removing in-feed antibiotics and zinc oxide (1/2): Why, when and how?

E. García

D. Ekhlas

J.M. Ortiz Sanjuan

If your motivation to stop using in-feed antibiotics and zinc oxide is to comply with regulations, think again. What does it take to remove in-feed medication?