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Panel reviews progress report on administrations antibiotic resistance plan
2016-04-04 16:39:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The Presidents Advisory Committee on Combating Antibiotic-Resistance Bacteria reviewed a draft report to determine progress since President Obama issued the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. read more
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Antibiotic Resistance Solution Needed for Food Security
2016-02-15 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging public health threat requiring a globally coordinated effort to counter the risks it poses to food security, FAO Deputy Director-General Helena Semedo has said.
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Antibiotic Resistance Presentation Wins Pork CRC APSA Awards
2015-12-23 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRALIA - Pork CRC supported PhD candidate at University of Sydney, Lechelle van Breda (pictured), won Pork CRC’s ‘Best Presentation and best first time presentation’ award at the 2015 Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA) biennial conference in Melbourne.
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'Last Resort' Antibiotic Resistance Also Found in Denmark
2015-12-14 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - A resistance gene to an antibiotic used in humans as a 'last resort' when other drugs do not work, recently discovered in pigs, broiler meat and humans in China, has now also been identified in Denmark.
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Weekly Overview: Resistance to 'Last-Resort' Antibiotic Found in China
2015-11-24 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - Concluding our coverage of World Antibiotic Awareness Week (16-23 November), scientists in China reported that they have found increased levels of resistance to an antimicrobial drug used when other drugs have failed.
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