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Five Meetings Address FDAs Plans for Antibiotics
2013-03-18 14:41:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: The Food and Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a series of five meetings to provide the public with opportunities to discuss and provide critical feedback on the challenges faced by livestock producers and veterinarians as FDA phases in veterinary oversight of the therapeutic use of certain medically important antimicrobials. FDA is seeking input as it moves forward to further develop and implement its strategy to promote the judicious use in food-producing animals of antibiotics that are important in treating humans. read more
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Weekly Overview: Sustainable Production without Antibiotics?
2013-03-18 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - The challenges facing us to feed the growing human population are immense but the aim simply has to be achieved. Whether this can be done sustainably make these challenges greater still; new technology will be required, for sure, but what is the future for antibiotics for farm livestock? Also in the news are increasing consolidation in the Russian pig industry as well as reports from the VIV Asia trade show last week.
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Antibiotics Remain Important for Animal and Public Health
2013-03-05 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The American Farm Bureau Federation and other members of the Coalition for Animal Health hosted an educational briefing for congressional staff on meat production, public health and the importance of antibiotics. The briefing focused on helping legislators understand how and why farmers and ranchers use antibiotics.
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Antibiotics Remain Important for Animal, Public Health
2013-03-05 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The American Farm Bureau Federation and other members of the Coalition for Animal Health hosted an educational briefing for congressional staff on meat production, public health and the importance of antibiotics. The briefing focused on helping legislators understand how and why farmers and ranchers use antibiotics.
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Bill Fails to Advance Judicious Use of Antibiotics
2013-02-28 15:30:00| National Hog Farmer
Joe Vansickle Legislation introduced this week by two Democratic members of Congress aims to provide more information on the amount and use of antimicrobial drugs given to food-producing animals. But the legislation, introduced by Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Louise Slaughter (d-NY), fails to improve the process of judicious use of antibiotics – espoused by both pharmaceutical companies and the veterinary community. read more
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