In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Manuka ( J.R. et G. Forst) and winter Savory ( L.) Essential Oils and Their Blends against Pathogenic Isolates from Pigs.

Neonatal diarrhoea (ND), post-weaning diarrhoea (PWD) and oedema disease (OD) are among the most important diseases affecting pig farming due to economic losses. Among the main aetiological agents, strains of are identified as the major responsible pathogens involved. Several strategies have been put in place to prevent these infections and, today, research is increasingly studying alternative methods to antibiotics to reduce the antibiotic resistance phenomenon.