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Treating diarrhoea in pigs

Pigs at a farm in Naishi, Nakuru. [Harun Wathari, Standard]

A team of scientists in Kenya are making progress in the development of medicine to address a diarrhoeal disease in pigs known as porcine infectious diarrhoea (PID) for the swine industry in Kenya and beyond.

The scientists - who work at University of Nairobi - are collaborating with their counterparts from Ohio State University to develop probiotics to improve pig health and help farmers reduce use of antibiotics.

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