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Weekly Overview: Antibiotic Resistance and Other Global Consumer Concerns

2014-08-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - Pressure to reduce antibiotic use further in animal production has been ramped up in the last week as the first UK pig has been found with livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA). In a US study, adverse media reports on animal welfare have been linked to reduced meat purchases, and consumers say their main source of information on pig welfare is animal rights groups.

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