UK Pig Producer Survey on Zinc Oxide Withdrawal Impacts

A United Kingdom study investigating pig producer perceptions on the health and welfare impacts of withdrawing zinc oxide from weaned pig feed. The dataset includes results from eight qualitative interviews and 14 quantitative surveys conducted with producers, published under a CC-BY-4.0 license by Abel B. Ekiri in April 2026. It explores concerns about post-weaning diarrhoea and potential increases in antimicrobial usage following the regulatory ban.

Use Cases

• Analyze producer sentiment and preparedness for regulatory change based on qualitative interview themes.
• Associate management and husbandry factors with post-weaning diarrhoea incidence based on survey responses.
• Model anticipated changes in antimicrobial usage following feed additive withdrawal based on producer concerns.
• Compare perceptions between indoor and outdoor production systems based on respondent demographics.

Strengths

• Includes mixed-methods data from both qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys.
• Provides specific respondent counts and percentages, such as 85% experiencing post-weaning diarrhoea.
• Focuses on a timely and specific regulatory change affecting the UK pig sector.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The study acknowledges a small sample size of 22 total producer responses.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Mixed methods approach combining qualitative interviews and a quantitative survey.

Time Range

Study conducted around the time of the UK zinc oxide withdrawal in June 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 05:22:39; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom