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What's your antibiotic action plan?
2013-01-31 18:35:40| National Hog Farmer
Over the next few years, access to antibiotics will become more limited as the Food and Drug Administration imposes a series of regulatory guidelines on food-producing animals. What's your action plan? Reduce the routine use of antibiotics while improving my herd-health program. Stop the routine use of antibiotics in grow-finish production in line with anticipated restrictions. Move to more use of probiotics, vaccines, etc. as routine use of antibiotics are phased out. Use 'em 'till I no longer have access.
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Will Governments Get to Grips with Antibiotic Use?
2013-01-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - The use of antibiotics on farm has been causing concern among consumers, farmers, politicians and lobby groups for some time and it is starting to become a major crusade for some to restrict their use, writes Chris Harris.
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Antibiotic Use Statistics Prove Misleading
2013-01-08 16:23:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: University of Minnesota The oft-cited statistic that 80% of antibiotics sold in the United States are used in animals is highly misleading, says Richard Raymond, MD, former undersecretary for food safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in an excerpt published by the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy, University of Minnesota. read more
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Reaching for Solutions to Antibiotic Resistance
2013-01-04 16:58:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Michigan State University In an issue as important as antimicrobial resistance, there has been pressure by members of Congress to reach a legislative solution for antimicrobial resistance, according to Phil Durst, senior Extension educator at Michigan State University. Several different bills have been introduced including the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA). This act would restrict medically important drugs from being used for non-therapeutic use in food animals. read more
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