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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Less antibiotic use in fattening animals in Germany
Antibiotics are being used less frequently in fattening animals in Germany, according to the report, "Treatment Frequency and Antibiotic Consumption Quantities 2018–2021: Trends in Cattle, Pigs, Chickens and Turkeys Kept for Meat ...
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.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
USPOULTRY releases updated report of antibiotic stewardship within US poultry production
Updated research, supported by the US Food and Drug Administration and US Poultry & Egg Association, was released on December 13 quantifying the US poultry industry's on-farm antibiotic use, including a new section on layer production.
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, November 21, 2022
Sales of veterinary antibiotics in European countries dropped by 47% in 2011-2021
The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) annual report on the European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption (ESVAC) showed that, since 2011, European countries have substantially reduced sales of veterinary antibiotics in anima ...
Friday, November 18, 2022
More than a tonne of antibiotics allegedly used at salmon farms in southern Tasmania, Australia
More than a tonne of antibiotics was used to control a potentially deadly fish disease at two salmon farms in southern Tasmania, Australia, earlier this year, but the companies and government made no public announcements at the time.
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
US consumers more inclined to get milk from cows responsibly treated with antibiotics, researchers found
US consumers would be willing to buy milk from cows which are only treated with antibiotics when medically necessary – as long as the price isn't much higher than conventional milk, according to researchers at the College of Veterinar ...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
ProPhorce SR vs Antibiotic Growth Promoters a match for the ages
Antibiotic growth promoters (AGP's) have a positive effect on growth. That is a fact. We all know that, and we know why using them for this purpose is not a sustainable option. One of the main competitive advantages one can have in the ...
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, June 14, 2022
Farmers in Lampang, Thailand replace chicken antibiotics with cannabis
A community of poultry farmers in Lampang, Thailand, has been feeding cannabis to its chickens, claiming that the quality of the meat and eggs has improved, The Straits Times reported.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
The impact of porcine spray-dried plasma protein and dried egg protein harvested from hyper-immunized hens, provided in the presence or absence of subtherapeutic levels of antibiotics in the feed, on growth and indicators of intestinal function and physiology of nursery pigs
The objective of this experiment was to compare the effects of spray-dried plasma protein (SDPP) and dried egg protein (DEP), without (AB−) or with (AB+) in-feed antibiotics, on growth performance and markers of intestinal health in nursery ...
Monday, June 6, 2022
Poultry Salmonella vaccine contributed to increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria
New research into the evolution of Salmonella bacteria in Brazilian poultry has found that introducing a Salmonella vaccine and increased use of antibiotics by farmers has resulted in more antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains, but they are ...

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