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Campaigner Votes Against Antibiotic Bill

2013-06-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter, who has mounted a campaign against the misuse and over use of antibiotics, has voted against a bill designed to control their use.

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Calculation of Antibiotic Use on Farms

2013-05-30 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

NETHERLANDS - The question of how much antibiotics to use on farms, and how this compares to other farms can be answered by using the Wageningen website to calculate the antibiotic use on farms.

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Dont Blame USDA for Antibiotic Resistance

2013-05-24 22:40:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Scott Hurd, DVM Iowa State University veterinarian Scott Hurd clarifies in the blog below that placing the blame on USDA for antibiotic-resistant strains of salmonella is ill-placed and mischaracterizes the problem of antibiotic resistance. read more

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Antibiotic Resistance Study Finds Differences between Member States

2013-05-17 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

EU - The European Union Summary Report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2011 from EFSA and ECDC has found some significant national trends in resistance levels in isolates from animals and food. Among Salmonella isolates, more decreasing than increasing trends were found, whereas in the case of Campylobacter, significant national trends were mostly increasing. The study also looked at selected E.coli isolates and MRSA.

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