Almost €1m raised to trial and scale zinc oxide alternative for pigs

Zinc oxide is due to be banned in Europe from June 2022, with the lack of any effective replacement previously expected to cost EU pig producers as much as €1bn a year in lost production.

Almost €1m (£800,000) has been raised to scale and trial a potential alternative zinc oxide for the pig industry.

Zinc oxide is due to be banned in Europe from June 2022, with the lack of any effective replacement previously expected to cost EU pig producers as much as €1bn a year in lost production.