David Burch
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Octagon Services. United Kingdom
http://www.octagon-services.co.uk/
d.burch@octagon-services.demon.co.uk
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.
Swine dysentery eradication – choosing the right drug, dose and duration[What the experts say ]David 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. |
Controlling finisher PCV2 mortality: vaccination results (2/2)[What the experts say ]David Burch Control of PCV2 infections are increasingly through piglet vaccination now that global supplies are increasing. |
Controlling finisher PCV2 mortality: infection dynamics (1/2)[What the experts say ]David Burch Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infections can be extremely costly causing wasting and increases in mortality. |
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