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Prudent Use Of Antibiotics

2013-06-28 03:52:00| National Hog Farmer

Scott Hurd, DVM, Iowa State University Veterinary oversight is a key to avoiding further restrictions on antibiotic use. Livestock producers today face pressures that are not the normal economic and resource challenges faced by all businesses. Farmers and their veterinarians often wonder: How did I become the villain when I am just trying to feed people as efficiently as possible? or Why is the use of medicine (e.g., antimicrobials) to prevent and relieve animal suffering considered by some to be an antisocial behavior? read more

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