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Friday, July 2, 2021
Raising animals without antibiotics: US producer and veterinarian experiences and opinions
Ensuring the safety, health, and overall well-being of animals raised for food is both an ethical obligation and a critical component of providing safe food products. The use of antibiotics for maintaining animal health has come under scrut ...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Say no to antibiotics with glycerides - part 2: 'mono- and tributyrin'
The article 'Say no to antibiotics with glycerides - part 1' discussed the opportunities and benefits of monoglycerides of short and medium chain fatty acids in AMGP-free diets. In part 2 a specific class of glycerides will be addre ...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
AHDB: Use of antibiotics to treat pigs in UK dipped 5% last year
New figures show the amount of antibiotics prescribed to treat pigs on UK farms in 2020 dropped by 5%, bringing the total reduction since 2015 to 62%, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Removing prophylactic antibiotics from pig feed: how does it affect their performance and health?
Antibiotics (AB) are an important tool to tackle infectious disease in pig farms; however some research indicates that their frequent mis/over-use may contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance and the WHO has declared that this ...
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Pretreatment with probiotics ameliorate gut health and necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens, a substitute to antibiotics
Necrotic enteritis (NE) is being considered as one of the most important intestinal diseases in the recent poultry production systems, which causes huge economic losses globally. NE is caused by Clostridium perfringens, a pathogenic bacteri ...
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Antibiotic Reduction: Crucial to ensure quick and easy access to safe, high-quality feed
Gut health in broilers requires early and quick access to safe, high-quality feed and water. To reduce the risk of infections, endotoxins, mycotoxins, and anti-nutritional substances in the feed, quality control methods are essential. To li ...
Thursday, June 17, 2021
The use of diformates in order to reduce antibiotic resistance in poultry - the Asian view
The use of antibiotics at sub-therapeutic levels, to improve the productivity of chickens has been practiced in many countries for decades despite its drawbacks. As a result, today we are seeing the emergence of multiple bacteria that are r ...
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.
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Say no to antibiotics with glycerides - part 1: 'monoglycerides'
Worldwide, nutritionists and researchers are working on the development of high quality animal feed without growth-promoting antibiotics (AMGPs). Despite the fact that this effort has clearly paid off, still there is a long way to go in ter ...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Alternatives to antibiotics: A symposium on the challenges and solutions for animal health and production
Antibiotics have improved the length and quality of life of people worldwide and have had an immeasurable influence on agricultural animal health and the efficiency of animal production over the last 60 years. The increased affordability of ...
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
China's antibiotic overuse in aquaculture threatens food safety, Philippine advocate says
China's reported overuse of antibiotics in its fisheries products threatens food safety in the Philippines, according to a food security advocate, Manila Bulletin reported.
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.
Monday, January 4, 2021
UK public health faces risk from import of US meat from animals given banned antibiotics, report says
A report has warned that livestock produced in the United States are administered with antibiotics that are banned in the United Kingdom - a matter of concern since meat from these animals would be imported under post-Brexit trade deals.
Friday, December 18, 2020
US firm collaborates with Irish research institute on antibiotic alternative to mastitis
APC Microbiome Ireland, headquartered at University College Cork, will partner with ImmuCell Corporation to develop natural antimicrobials (bacteriocins) for the treatment and prevention of mastitis, Food Ingredients First reported.

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