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Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Intracare highlights trend of reducing antibiotic use
April 1, 2014   Intracare highlights trend of reducing antibiotic use At the VIV Europe Meet the Press program held in the Netherlands during February 2014, Intracare highlighted the trend aimed at reducing antibiotic use on the farm. Intra ...
Friday, March 28, 2014
US-based drug companies to phase out antibiotic use in meat
March 28, 2014 US-based drug companies to phase out antibiotic use in meat The Food and Drug administration said that 25 US-based pharmaceutical companies are voluntarily phasing out the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals pr ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Kee Song proves successful rearing of chickens without antibiotic use
February 25, 2014 Kee Song proves successful rearing of chickens without antibiotic use Kee Song Brothers Poultry is the first in Southeast Asia to prove that chickens can be successfully reared on a large scale without using antibiotics. K ...
Friday, January 3, 2014
New Zealand monitors antibiotic use in livestock industry
January 3, 2014 New Zealand monitors antibiotic use in livestock industry A report released by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) tackled on the trends of antibiotic use to enable monitoring of the potential for antibiotic resistance ...
Friday, December 13, 2013
US to phase out antibiotic use in animal feed
December 13, 2013 US to phase out antibiotic use in animal feed   The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) plans to phase out the use of antibiotics in animals for food production purposes, such as to enhance growth or improve feed effic ...
Thursday, December 12, 2013
US to phase out antibiotic use in animals
December 12, 2013 US to phase out antibiotic use in animals The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved to phase out the widespread use of antibiotics in animals processed for meat, which is a potential threat to public health. In order ...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
US experts refute calls against antibiotic use in livestock
October 29, 2013 US experts refute calls against antibiotic use in livestock Experts have debunked calls against the use of antibiotics in the US livestock industry during a teleconference hosted by the Animal Agriculture Alliance, in conju ...
Monday, October 28, 2013
EU sees decline in antibiotic use
October 28, 2013 EU sees decline in antibiotic use   EU has reported a decrease of 0.4% to 28% in sales of veterinary antimicrobials, based on the sales data submitted by 19 EU nations for the 2010-11 period. The data is extracted from a re ...
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Germany revises law to reduce antibiotic use in animal husbandry
July 9, 2013 Germany revises law to reduce antibiotic use in animal husbandry The German Federal Council agreed to amend the Drug Law (AMG) clearing the way for more transparency in the application of antibiotics in animal husbandry and red ...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Chinese study reveals threat of antibiotic use in livestock
A new study from China shows that much higher levels of antibiotic-resistance genes were found at pig farms where antibiotics used to fatten farm animals, posing a steep threat to global health. The study suggests that the overuse of antibi ...
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Lallemand partners Bionov in MELOFEED project to reduce antibiotic use (press release)
collaborative project by Lallemand and Bionov, aimed at reducing antibiotic use in animal feed, is granted government funding of EUR 2.9 million (US$3.66 million) by the Inter-ministry Unique Fund (FUI). The objective of the project is the ...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
US FDA receives order on poultry farms' antibiotic use
March 29, 2012 US FDA receives order on poultry farms' antibiotic use A judge has ordered the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action on its own rule that would halt poultry, pig and other livestock producers from putting antib ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Germany to limit farm animals' antibiotic use
January 11, 2012 Germany to limit farm animals' antibiotic use   To prevent excess medication, Germany will impede the use of antibiotics in farm animals, German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner said on Tuesday (Jan 10). The move followed a ...
Monday, January 9, 2012
Vietnam to constrict control of antibiotic use in shrimp farming
January 9, 2012 Vietnam to constrict control of antibiotic use in shrimp farming In an offer to ensure food safety, Vietnam should constrict control of antibiotic over usage in shrimp raising, a local expert said to the Minister of Agricult ...
Thursday, January 5, 2012
US veterinarians support antibiotic use
January 5, 2012 US veterinarians support antibiotic use A letter by the president of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) echoing the risk of limiting antibiotic use in food producing animals without careful consideration of t ...

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