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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Netherlands achieves progress in lowering antibiotic use in livestock
December 15, 2011 Netherlands achieves progress in lowering antibiotic use in livestock The livestock industry, particularly the broiler business, is performing well owing to the dwindling use of antibiotics by 50% in 2013, a target set by ...
Thursday, December 8, 2011
US White Paper highlights antibiotic use in food animals
December 8, 2011 US White Paper highlights antibiotic use in food animals The use of antibiotics  in food-animal production was the highlight of a White Paper recently released by the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA). The Wh ...
Monday, November 28, 2011
British Columbia poultry farmers to stop bovine antibiotic use
November 28, 2011 British Columbia poultry farmers to stop bovine antibiotic use   British Columbia poultry farmers and veterinarians are being warned by the Public Health Agency of Canada to stop the usage of bovine antibiotic on chickens. ...
Friday, May 27, 2011
Groups charge US FDA over antibiotic use in animals
May 27, 2011 Groups charge US FDA over antibiotic use in animals In a lawsuit that was filed against the US Food and Drug Administration, the Natural Resources Defence Council claimed that FDA has not sufficiently addressed the use of antib ...
Friday, April 15, 2011
India to regulate antibiotic use in poultry, shrimp
April 15, 2011 India to regulate antibiotic use in poultry, shrimp  Antibiotic shots, being used by choice to make chickens fatter or shrimps bigger, will be regulated in India soon. For the first time, National Policy for Containment of An ...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
European Parliament raises concerns on antibiotic use in livestock
February 9, 2011 European Parliament raises concerns on antibiotic use in livestock The European Parliament has brought up concerns on using antibiotics in livestock along with the potential threats for bacterial resistance in animals. The ...
Friday, November 26, 2010
USDA wants better measures to reduce antibiotic use
November 26, 2010 USDA wants better measures to reduce antibiotic use The USDA needs to take more steps to strengthen measures to reduce the "overuse of antibiotics" in livestock production, according to a letter written by House Rules Comm ...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Study shows bacteria resistance traced to farm antibiotic use
August 24, 2010   Study shows bacteria resistance traced to farm antibiotic use Researchers have linked tetracycline resistance in bacteria with levels of the antibiotic in soil near Chinese pig farms. These resistance genes have spread amo ...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
US expert advocates antibiotic use in improving animal health
July 21, 2010 US expert advocates antibiotic use in improving animal health At a congressional hearing on antibiotic use in livestock production and antibiotic resistance in humans, a US expert testified that all uses of antibiotics improve ...
Friday, March 12, 2010
Philippines cuts in-feed antibiotic use in 2009
March 12, 2010 Philippines cuts in-feed antibiotic use in 2009 The usage of antibiotics in animal feed in the Philippines declined sharply last year as the country moved to stop the use of various drugs that could cause health problems for ...
Friday, October 23, 2009
Denmark's antibiotic use on pigs up 12 percent in H1
October 23, 2009 Denmark's antibiotic use on pigs up 12 percent in H1                        The use of antibiotics for pigs in Denmark increased 12 percent during the first half of 2009, according to new figures from the Technical Universi ...
Monday, July 27, 2009
Chile's antibiotic use on salmon under scrutiny again
July 27, 2009 Chile's antibiotic use on salmon under scrutiny again Chile used nearly 350 times more antibiotics in its farmed salmon in 2008 than Norway, its chief competitor and the largest salmon producer in the world, according to offic ...
Friday, March 6, 2009
California to restrict antibiotic use in livestock sector
March 6, 2009 California to restrict antibiotic use in livestock sector California state legislator, Dean Florez, has introduced a bill to restrict antibiotic use in the livestock industry. The bill forbids a school or school district from ...
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Conservation group criticises Chile's antibiotic use
July 24, 2008 Conservation group criticises Chile's antibiotic use The international marine conservation group, Oceana, has voiced its concerns that a government task force has been unable to come up with any concrete measures to control an ...
Friday, July 13, 2007
US placing more scrutiny over animal welfare and antibiotic use
July 13, 2007 US placing more scrutiny over animal welfare and antibiotic use Changes are afoot in the US market to put the animal production under tighter scrutiny. Burger King has pledged to increase the volume of eggs it uses from free-r ...

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