antibiotics

A rule change from the FDA, effective summer 2023, means ranchers and livestock owners will need a veterinary prescription to purchase certain medically important antibiotics like LA 200 and penicillin.  Dr. Fred Gingrich is the Executive Director of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners.   “...

To ensure a high-quality and nutritious product, antibiotics are used with thought and care on dairies, that according to Jen Roberts, a professional services veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim.  She said there are several ways producers can put cattle first and use antibiotics judiciously on the dairy. “...

A treatment for sick cattle that almost always works….suddenly almost never works. What is a producer to do? Amelia Woolums, veterinarian, Mississippi State University, said it all starts when bacteria find ways to defeat the antimicrobial. “We ...

Animal agriculture has answered the call for reducing antibiotic use on the nation’s farms in recent years. By partnering with herd veterinarians and improving management techniques, producers are making progress toward strategic use of antibiotics within their herds. ...

Antibiotic use in human and animal health is passionate topic.  With so many labels out there claiming to be antibiotic free, the consumer is left wondering if the food they are purchasing is safe.   “All of the food at the grocery store, is antibiotic free," said Sarah Howard is Vice President of the King/Pierce County Farm Bureau Board of Directors.  "We have so m...

America’s largest purchaser of beef, McDonald’s, released a policy late last year to reduce antibiotics use among its suppliers – with plans to set reduction targets next year.  But, what does this mean for ranchers that have a working relationship for with the golden arches?   Company offic...

The incentives that companies use to help develop new antibiotics for food animals are coming under pressure.  A USDA research economist says those incentives are being pressured by high development costs, changing markets, and shifting consumer trends.  ...

WashPIRG Foundation is calling on the third latest burger chain in the U.S. to stop serving beef raised with routine use of antibiotics.  The consumer and public health advocacy organization and its partners have called on Wendy’s to follow the lead of its rival, McDonald’s.   “We can’...

Antibiotics use in livestock dropped 33% between 2016 and 2017, according to data from the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA’s 2017 Summary Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals documents the decline.   ...

USDA officials are reportedly developing an alternative set of guidelines on antibiotic use in animal agriculture, rather than abide by those developed at the World Health Organization. The WHO recommendations first came out last November, proposing to end the use of medically important antibiotics in healthy animals to promote growth and prevent disease...