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Investors Urge Food Chains to Tackle Use of Antibiotics in Farming
2016-04-18 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK & US - A large group of investors this week urged big restaurant chains to fight the use of medically-important (to humans) antibiotics amongst their meat suppliers.
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Antibiotics: How'd we get here and where do we go?
2016-04-13 23:04:00| National Hog Farmer
Antibiotic use on U.S. livestock farms is going to change due consumer perceptions of mis- or overuse, as well as because of the continued growth of antibiotic resistance. How did we get to this point, and where do we go from here? Will livestock producers have to say goodbye to all antibiotics in their operations? The short answer is, no. Animal health experts agree that complete removal of antibiotics would create negative animal welfare issues. read more
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New Approach Helps Pig Farmers Improve Health, Reduce Antibiotics
2016-04-13 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - Pig producers could reduce antibiotic usage and improve animal health and productivity by adopting a new approach which was piloted by the poultry industry.
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Can We Use Genetic Variations to Reduce the Use of Antibiotics?
2016-04-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - Selection for pigs with genes for healthy intestinal flora may be able to reduce agriculture’s use of antibiotics and thus reduce the problems of antibiotic resistance. New knowledge paves the way for this opportunity.
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Microbiome in the Gut Offers Avenue for Reducing Dependence on Antibiotics
2016-03-18 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The Chair of Swine Innovation Porc says the microbiome in the gut offers one potential avenue for reducing the dependence of both animals and humans on antibiotics, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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