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Thursday, January 18, 2018
Restricting the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals and its associations with antibiotic resistance in food-producing animals and human beings a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Antibiotic use in human medicine, veterinary medicine, and agriculture has been linked to the rise of antibiotic resistance globally. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarise the effect that interventions to redu ...
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Effects of probiotic Bacillus as a substitute for antibiotics on antioxidant capacity and intestinal autophagy of piglets
The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of probiotic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (Ba) as a substitute for antibiotics on growth performance, antioxidant ability and intestinal autophagy of piglets. Ninety piglets were divided int ...
Thursday, November 9, 2017
New WHO recommendation: Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals
In a new recommendation issued by the World Health Organisation on Tuesday, Nov. 7, farmers and the food industry are urged to stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Nutriad showcases additive solutions for responsible antibiotics use at VIV Asia
The pressure on the use of AGP's in Asia has gained momentum since South Korea's ban in 2011, Nutriad says.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Secondary plant compounds to reduce the use of antibiotics? Initial in vitro trials give reason for hope
"Without urgent, coordinated action by many stakeholders, the world is headed for a post-antibiotic era, in which common infections and minor injuries which have been treatable for decades can once again kill," says Dr Keiji Fukuda, WHO' ...
Friday, December 2, 2016
We need to decrease the need for antibiotics in order to reduce their use, expert author says
Thomas Van Boeckel, author of frequently cited research on antimicrobial consumption in food animals, gave an inspiring presentation during a seminar organised by Trouw Nutrition Selko at EuroTier in Hanover, Germany last month.
Friday, November 25, 2016
Insta-Pro: How to reduce antibiotics usage in agriculture
Growth-promoting antibiotics have been used in commercial animal production for decades. Unlike typical applications of antibiotics, which are used to treat a bacterial disease outbreak, growth-promoting antibiotics are included in dietary ...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
The Use of Antibiotics in Shrimp Farming
Global aquaculture has grow dramatically over the past 50 years to around 52.5 million tones in 2008 worth US$98.5 billon and accounting for around 50 per cent of the world's food fish supply. Asia dominates this production, account ...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Cargill survey: US, Brazilian consumers prefer beef raised without antibiotics
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Sunday, August 21, 2016
Young piglet feeding in relation to a more cautious and restricted use of (feed) antibiotics
Antibiotics in feed is often the lowest cost option to promote the health of pigs and to prevent bacterial diseases. In new born piglets and weanling pigs health is most at risk compared to later stages of life. From all age categories of p ...
Friday, August 5, 2016
Chile salmon farmers aim to reduce antibiotics use
Several Chilean salmon producers have embarked on a project that aims to reduce the use of antibiotics in the aquaculture sector by at least 50% by 2018.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Elanco launches alternative to shared-class antibiotics in poultry industry
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Monday, May 30, 2016
Antibiotics in Aquaculture - Use, Abuse and Alternatives
The aim of this chapter is to present information about current knowledge regarding antibiotic use in aquaculture systems. This will include basic information, for example, mechanisms of action and resistance, the role of antibiotics in dis ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Malaysian association calls for local ban of antibiotics use in animal feed
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Thursday, March 10, 2016
Cargill eliminates 20% of shared-class antibiotics used for beef cattle
Cargill is eliminating 20% of shared-class antibiotics, those deemed important for human medicine and farm animals, from its four feed yards in Texas, Kansas and Colorado, US, and four additional feed yards operated by Friona Industries, wh ...

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