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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Updated guide to use of antibiotics in food animals now out
December 23, 2015 Updated guide to use of antibiotics in food animals now out An updated guide to the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals has been released by the European Platform for the Responsible Use of Medicines in Animals (E ...
Monday, November 23, 2015
Antibiotics use issue comes to fore, again
A study on the use of antibiotics in food animals recommends the use of vaccination and make immunisation cheaper for farmers to discourage the use of antibiotics.
Friday, June 5, 2015
US takes another step toward regulated use of antibiotics in feeds
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued the so-called final rule governing the use of antibiotics in or on animal feed.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
US poultry giant Tyson to end antibiotics use by 2017
The list of food firms and poultry producers in the US aiming to eliminate human antibiotics from their chickens is growing.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Uphill challenge for Vietnam to restrict antibiotics use in shrimp exports
During January - February 2015, the USDA's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had turned away 107 shrimp batches from India, Malaysia, China and Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Illegal antibiotics found in US-produced milk
March 10, 2015 Illegal antibiotics found in US-produced milk A recent FDA report has uncovered illegal antibiotics in some milk produced by dairy farmers in the US, Time reported. The revelation roused concerns that unauthorised drugs, whic ...
Friday, March 6, 2015
McDonald's moves to eliminate use of human antibiotics in chickens
McDonald's USA on Wednesday said it would start using chickens raised without antibiotics used as human medicine, a step it said toward "better delivering on (customers') expectations
Thursday, March 5, 2015
US bill seeks withdrawal of animal antibiotics at 'risk of abuse'
A bill seeking to combat the overuse of medically important antibiotics in animals has been filed in the US Senate.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
BAP programme tackles abuse of antibiotics in aquaculture
The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) takes a proactive stance against the abuse of antibiotics in aquaculture and its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) third-party certification programme provides a mechanism to follow up on alleged infract ...
Monday, November 10, 2014
Use of urea as alternative to antibiotics in feeds studied
The Qatar Fertiliser Company (Qafco) and the Belgian University of Liege have signed an agreement to undertake a joint research programme that will boost the use of urea as a poultry feed additive, an alternative to antibiotics, as well as ...
Monday, October 6, 2014
FDA finds increased use of antibiotics on animals in the US
Public health advocates have expressed their concern about the increased use of antimicrobials in animal feeds as shown by the increasing sales of antibiotics since 2009.
Friday, October 3, 2014
Tyson stops use of antibiotics in hatcheries
Tyson Foods Inc. says it has stopped using antibiotics in all its 35 hatcheries since October 1.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Farms supplying turkey to Cargillto stop using growth-promoting antibiotics
July 17, 2014 Farms supplying turkey to Cargill to stop using growth-promoting antibiotics Independent farms, which supply Cargill with turkey, will cease using growth-promoting antibiotics on livestock, the company said. Cargill's Honeysuc ...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Illegal antibiotics use in Russia's livestock feed rises
March 25, 2014 Illegal antibiotics use in Russia's livestock feed rises While the volume of legal antibiotic use in Russia remained steady in 2013, cases of prohibited antibiotic use were almost double the level of 2012, according to a repo ...
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Denmark aims to further reduce antibiotics usage in poultry farming
March 13, 2014 Denmark aims to further reduce antibiotics usage in poultry farming Dutch poultry farming's antibiotic usage has declined considerably as the objective for the reduction in 2013 was already achieved in 2012, however, the gove ...

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