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Saturday, July 8, 2017
Nutreco CEO pleads for new strategies in fight against antimicrobial resistance
Nutreco CEO Knut Nesse has presented a strong plea before a European Parliament conference for alternative strategies in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
The use of colistin and other critical antimicrobials on pig and chicken farms in southern Vietnam and their association with resistance in commensal Escherichia coli
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health problem, and emerging semi-intensive farming systems in Southeast Asia are major contributors to the AMR burden. We accessed 12 pig and chicken farms at key stages of production in Tien Gian ...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Colistin in pig production: chemistry, mechanism of antibacterial action, microbial resistance emergence, and One Health Perspectives
Colistin (Polymyxin E) is one of the few cationic antimicrobial peptides commercialized in both human and veterinary medicine. For several years now, colistin has been considered the last line of defense against infections caused by multidr ...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Identification of microbial and gaseous contaminants in poultry farms and developing methods for contamination prevention at the source
Microbial concentrations in poultry houses increase over time and contribute to the sick building syndrome. Very high and often logarithmic growth rates are reported for aerobic mesophilic bacteria, which account for the majority of known p ...
Monday, March 6, 2017
Lallemand acquires microbial company
Lallemand Animal Nutrition has acquired Nova Microbial Technologies.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Secondary plant compounds and their antimicrobial properties to inhibit the growth of antibiotic resistant bacteria
After the European ban of antibiotics as growth promoters in animal production, there is higher interest in naturally derived and generally recognised as safe substances as an appropriate replacement. The emergence of antibiotic resistant p ...
Friday, February 17, 2017
Aromabiotic Poultry - medium chain fatty acids in the battle against antimicrobial resistance
In 2006, 96% of the birds slaughtered worldwide were given antibiotics somewhere in their lifetime. There is a global concern and even demand to reduce the antibiotic use in poultry and in this way reduce the risk for antimicrobial resistan ...
Friday, February 17, 2017
Why copper and zinc favour antimicrobial resistance
Antibiotics have been added to pig diets for some decades. They are used to treat sick animals and to prevent bacterial infections, but also to enhance the performance of the animals: their growth promoting effect is known since the 1950s. ...
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Holistic approach to help deal with antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasingly serious threat to global public health that requires action across all government sectors and society. Without effective antibiotics, the success of major surgery and cancer chemotherapy wou ...
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Reduce, replace, rethink use of antimicrobials in animals -- EFSA
Reducing the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals, replacing them with alternatives and rethinking the livestock production system are essential for the future of animal and public health, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA ...
Monday, January 9, 2017
Novozymes: BioAg Alliance advances new microbial solutions for agriculture
The BioAg Alliance, Monsanto's and Novozymes' collaboration to improve crop harvests through products containing naturally-occurring microbes, has announced results from its 2016 field trial programme and shared an updated research pipeline ...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Monsanto: BioAg Alliance launches yield-boosting microbial seed coating
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Friday, September 23, 2016
UN Assembly drums up fight vs antimicrobial resistance
World leaders on Thursday pushed to address the root causes of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across multiple sectors, especially human health, animal health and agriculture at the 71st UN General Assembly. AMR happens when bacteria, viruse ...
Monday, August 8, 2016
Canadian firm gets gov't funding for anti-microbials project
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Thursday, March 24, 2016
FDA to fund researches on antimicrobial use in food animals
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