UK Pig Producer Survey on Zinc Oxide Withdrawal Impacts

Eight qualitative interviews and 14 quantitative surveys with UK pig producers were completed to investigate perceptions of the 2024 zinc oxide feed ban. The study, authored by Abel B. Ekiri and updated in April 2026, highlights producer concerns about increased post-weaning diarrhoea and antimicrobial usage. Findings were integrated using the transtheoretical model of change as a guiding framework.

Use Cases

• Analyze producer sentiment and preparedness for regulatory changes based on qualitative interview themes.
• Associate management and husbandry factors with post-weaning diarrhoea based on quantitative survey responses.
• Model sectoral trends in anticipated alternative supplement usage following the zinc oxide ban.
• Study concerns about antimicrobial usage increases in livestock based on producer perceptions.

Strengths

• Data integrates both qualitative interviews and a quantitative survey using a mixed-methods approach.
• Specific numerical results are provided, such as 85% of survey respondents experiencing post-weaning diarrhoea.
• The dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• The sample size is small, with only 8 interviews and 14 survey responses.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 258.1 KB size suggests the dataset is a document (PDF) rather than a structured data file.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Mixed methods combining qualitative producer interviews and a quantitative survey.

Time Range

Study conducted around the 2024 UK ban on zinc oxide in pig feed.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 05:22:44; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom