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Tuesday, January 3, 2023
McDonald's updated policy urges lower antibiotic use
McDonald's Corp. has updated its antibiotics policy last December, with the revised version calling for reduced antibiotic use.
Friday, December 30, 2022
Antibiotic use in China's livestock farms on "continuous" drop
The use of antibiotics in Chinese farm animals has been on a "continuous decline" since 2017, agricultural authorities in China said, a boon to public health as abuse of such drugs among livestock has fueled a global human antibiotic resist ...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Grants provided to create management strategies for proper antibiotic use in US cattle, swine
The International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture (ICASA) has awarded nine grants to develop management strategies that improve judicious antibiotic use in US beef cattle and swine.
Monday, December 12, 2022
Recent regulation in Spain to moderate use of antibiotic use in livestock
A recent regulation in Spain will establish a national reference value for antibiotic use, which will be defined according to the species and livestock classification.
Monday, August 1, 2022
Spain develops tool for easier monitoring of antibiotic use in animals
Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food had developed a new tool to make it easier for farmers to self-monitor the use of antibiotics within the Computerized System for the Control of Veterinary Antibiotic Prescriptions (PRESVET ...
Monday, July 4, 2022
17% drop in antibiotic use for UK pigs last year
The amount of antibiotics used to treat pigs on UK farms in 2021 fell by 17%, bringing the total reduction since 2015 to 69%, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Sask Pork receives funding to study antibiotic use on hog farms in Saskatchewan, Canada
Canada's Sask Pork will receive $150,000 from the Agriculture Development Fund over three years to evaluate antibiotic use on hog farms in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Study found antibiotic use in animals could impact human health options
Research by the University of New England (UNE) has found evidence that antibiotic use in domestic animals may be limiting future human health options.
Monday, November 29, 2021
De Heus recognises importance of reducing antibiotic use in livestock production
De Heus Animal Nutrition said it recognises the importance of cutting antibiotic use in livestock and aquaculture production, an issue highlighted recently by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Monday, June 14, 2021
Antibiotic use in Belgium's swine herd fell in 2020 while still staying high
Antibiotic use in Belgium's swine herd have dropped last year even as the amount of antibiotics employed in this segment is high at 101.7 tonnes.
Monday, March 8, 2021
Belgium-based AMCRA sets new objectives to cut antibiotic use in Belgian animals
Belgium's AMCRA (Knowledge center on antibiotic use and resistance in animals) aims to further cut down antibiotic use in animals in the country.
Monday, March 8, 2021
Germany sees drop in antibiotic use in livestock farms in 2020
The amount of antibiotics used at all livestock farms in Germany continued to drop in 2020 compared to 2019, according to the country's QS quality system, the leading German standard for food safety.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Antibiotic use in UK pig industry falls 60% from 2015
Sales of antibiotics - those used to treat livestock breed for food production - in the United Kingdom have halved since 2014, according to RUMA's Targets Task Force Report 2020.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Zoetis supports call for greater awareness of responsible antibiotic use
Zoetis Inc. has pledged on November 19 its support for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020, an initiative to encourage the prudent use of antibiotics in people and animals.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Level of antibiotic use in UK pig industry remains unchanged in 2019
The level of antibiotic use in the UK pigs remained unchanged in 2019 despite significant disease challenges, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.

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