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What is the antibiotic apocalypse, and can it be avoided?
2015-12-16 17:01:59| Extremetech
Except maybe climate change, it's the thing scientists get scariest about: Are we about to be devoured by drug resistant super-bugs?
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'Last Resort' Antibiotic Resistance Also Found in Denmark
2015-12-14 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
DENMARK - A resistance gene to an antibiotic used in humans as a 'last resort' when other drugs do not work, recently discovered in pigs, broiler meat and humans in China, has now also been identified in Denmark.
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Independent Review Urges Antibiotic Target-Setting for Farming
2015-12-10 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The UK's independent Review on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), chaired by Jim O’Neill, has released a report on the global use of antibiotics in agriculture.
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'Responsible use' label needed as antibiotic fears grow
2015-12-08 21:47:44| Livestock - Topix.net
A new on-pack label could be the best way to quickly reduce the use of antibiotics in the livestock industry, according to a major new report for the UK government. From a literature review of 139 published, peer reviewed articles, experts at the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance concluded that there is "sufficient evidence showing that the world needs to start curtailing the quantities of antimicrobials used in agriculture now" .
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Antibiotic Free Pork Demand Unlikely to Overtake Commodity Pork, says Vet
2015-11-25 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A veterinarian with Davidson Swine Health Services says, despite its growing popularity with consumers, demand for antibiotic free pork is unlikely to overtake that of commodity pork, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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