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Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Why agribusiness has to give up livestock antibiotics
Everywhere from America to China, human disease outbreaks caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria have been traced back to integrated farming operations using AGPs. Why the way we grow meat has to CHANGE.
Monday, September 24, 2018
'Omics' technologies and antibiotics use to be discussed at BIOMIN forum
As consumer demand and regulatory scrutiny further restrict the use of antibiotics in farm animals worldwide, new understanding enabled by gene sequencing-based technologies and a new approach to animal rearing will be crucial
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
India chief minister opened veterinary hospital, called for controlled antibiotics use
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
US rejects 2 antibiotic-laced, 12 salmonella-contaminated shrimp imports in July
The US refused in July 157 seafood entry lines, of which 2 were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics and another 12 for salmonella contamination.
Monday, August 13, 2018
Thailand to reduce antibiotics use in livestock
Thailand's Livestock Department director-general Sorawit Thaneto and members of the Thai Veterinary Medical Association Under Royal Patronage (TVMA) have announced a move to cut antibiotics use in livestock, Pattaya Mail reported.
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, July 27, 2018
UN report: Many countries still using antibiotics for animal weight gain
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Thursday, June 7, 2018
UK's antibiotics use in poultry production plunged by 82% over past six years
The use of antibiotics in UK poultry production has fallen by 82% over the past six years and by close to 40% in 2017 alone, according to a report by the British Poultry Council (BPC).
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%.
Friday, May 4, 2018
US refuses entry to 14 antibiotic- and salmonella-contaminated shrimp imports in March
The US in March rejected 135 seafood entry lines, of which five or 3.7% were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Responsible use of antibiotics in the APAC region and the role of functional feed additives after antibiotic growth promoters ban
Globally huge steps are being taken in reducing the use of antibiotics, and the Asia Pacific region is also taking steps in this direction. Large swine and poultry producing countries are currently looking at how to reduce antibiotic use – ...
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Towards a more responsible antibiotics use in Asian animal production: Supporting digestive health with essential oil compounds
As part of a national plan to reduce antimicrobial use and resistance in livestock production, Vietnam has announced that all feed products in the market should be AGP-free by January 1, 2018. This step towards the total ban on antibiotics ...
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.
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 ...

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