David Burch

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David Burch qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, London University in 1972. After a further two years at the university he spent five years in practice and developed an interest in pig and poultry production and medicine. He joined the animal health industry in 1979 and developed the antibiotic tiamulin for pigs and poultry during the eighties and then valnemulin, the first EU approved medicated feed premix, during the nineties. In 1999 he set up his own consultancy company Octagon Services Ltd and works mainly in antimicrobial development and registration as well as vaccinology. He is a Diplomate of the European College of Porcine Health Management, visiting lecturer at Liverpool University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science where he teaches pig medicine. He also produced The Pig Journal (1998-2008) for the UK’s Pig Veterinary Society and is currently a past president and honorary member.

David Burch 5 Articles

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Controlling finisher PCV2 mortality: infection dynamics (1/2)

D. Burch

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infections can be extremely costly causing wasting and increases in mortality.

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Controlling finisher PCV2 mortality: vaccination results (2/2)

D. Burch

Control of PCV2 infections are increasingly through piglet vaccination now that global supplies are increasing.

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Swine dysentery eradication – choosing the right drug, dose and duration

D. Burch

There are several decisions to make before attempting an eradication programme. Firstly, which antibiotic should we use? If we have had the disease on the farm for some time, the Brachyspira will have been exposed to possibly a number of drugs and may have reduced susceptibility to some of them.

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Antimicrobials in pigs, the present and future perspectives

D. Burch

The European Commission is reviewing and consulting how antimicrobials are used in veterinary medicine following the release of their 12 point programme in 2011. Present and future situation of antimicrobial use in the European Community is analysed.

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Zinc oxide – for the prevention of post-weaning enteritis/diarrhoea – an EU update

D. Burch

The Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) in the EU recommended the withdrawal of marketing authorisations for veterinary products containing zinc oxide in December 2016. Then CVMP decided to re-evaluate its opinion. The final decision is expected soon…

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David Burch

Controlling finisher PCV2 mortality: infection dynamics (1/2)

Controlling finisher PCV2 mortality: vaccination results (2/2)

Swine dysentery eradication – choosing the right drug, dose and duration

Antimicrobials in pigs, the present and future perspectives

Zinc oxide – for the prevention of post-weaning enteritis/diarrhoea – an EU update

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