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Regulatory Changes to Improve Antibiotic Use in Livestock Farming

2016-03-01 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - A Saskatchewan-based veterinary epidemiologist says consumers can be confident that regulatory changes in the works will better reflect how antibiotics are used in livestock production, and will continue to improve that use, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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Colistin - The Latest European Antibiotic Resistance Challenge

2016-02-25 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

ANALYSIS - Europe appears to have been thrown into turmoil following the release of a paper by Liu and colleagues (2015), describing the emergence of a plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mechanism, mcr-1 gene, in China, writes David Burch, Veterinarian, Octagon Services Ltd, UK.

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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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Busting Myths and Misunderstandings Over Antibiotic Resistance and Regulations

2016-02-10 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

ANALYSIS - Concrete proposals under the review of the European regulations for the use of veterinary medicines are expected to come into effect by the end of 2018 or the beginning of 2019.

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