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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.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Salmon farmers halve antibiotic use
A new sustainability report from the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) shows that, for the past seven years, salmon farmers around the world have cut their antibiotic use by 50%, SeaWestNews reported.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Reducing antibiotic use in poultry production with ScreenFloX
The World Health Organization has actively discouraged the use of antibiotics in livestock production. With demand for meat produced without the use of antibiotics on the rise and antibiotic growth promoters banned in the European Union and ...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
US pork producers committed to responsible antibiotic use
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
UK campaigners fear Brexit could compromise restrictions of antibiotic use in farming
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Sunday, November 3, 2019
EW Nutrition and OPP Group to host 2nd workshop on animal health with reduced antibiotic use
From November 4-7, in Lleida, Spain, OPP Group and EW Nutrition are hosting their second workshop on animal health and welfare with reduced antibiotic use.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Sanderson Farms to stop antibiotic use by March 2019
By March next year, Sanderson Farms Inc will no longer rely on antibiotics, that have critical applications in human health, to combat diseases in chickens, the company announced recently.
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Researcher suggests stimulating animal immune system as alternative to antibiotic use
A research associate from Utrecht University in The Netherlands has highlighted a "promising approach" to improve an animal's innate immune system and thus raise the threshold above which infections occur, as a way of reducing rel ...
Friday, June 1, 2018
FAO head calls for immediate stop to antibiotic use as growth enhancer
Antimicrobials continue to be used as growth promoters in livestock and aquaculture, and this practice "should be phased out immediately", FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said on Wednesday, May 30.
Thursday, May 17, 2018
UK pig industry reduces antibiotic use by over 50% in 2 years
The UK pig industry reduced antibiotic use by 28% in 2017, bringing the total reduction in two years to more than 50%.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Reducing antibiotic use in young animals
Studies show that many instances of diarrhoea in young animals are caused by nutritional shortcomings. This could be prevented by better selection and composition of the ingredients in the diet - with no use of antibiotics at all.
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Fast food firms accused of 'double standards' in antibiotic use in chicken
Several international food chains have been criticised in India for their alleged "double standards" in their commitment to eliminate antibiotic misuse in chicken supply chains.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
World Antibiotic Awareness Week: FAO, WHO, OIE call for responsible antibiotic use
In observance of World Antibiotic Awareness Week (Nov. 13-19), the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) are together calling for responsible use o ...
Monday, October 30, 2017
Bacteriophages found an effective alternative to antibiotic use
The use of bacteriophages, or phages, has been found to be an effective alternative to the use of antibiotics to fight the pathogens responsible for the diseases affecting farmed fish, according to a European project coordinated by the Spai ...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Antibiotic use in food animals bound to increase, says paper
Despite efforts to reduce, if not eliminate it, the use of antibiotics in food animals will continue to rise, according to a paper published in the journal Science.

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