USA: Antibiotics usage came down in 2017 The sales of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals decreased by 33% in...
New US rules for reporting antimicrobial use The US Food and Drug Administration have finalised a rule that revises its annual reporting requirements for...
Worrying increase in antimicrobial drug use in US food... Domestic sales and distribution of antimicrobials approved for use in food producing animals in the US increased...
California: Strict laws for antibiotics in pigs, poultry California has adopted the United States’ strictest laws on the use of antibiotics in healthy pigs, poultry and...
Zoetis: Medicated feed additive for pigs without pencillin Zoetis has introduced Aureomix® S - a medicated feed additive that combines the proven safety and therapeutic...
FDA to hold meeting on antibiotic use in food animals The US Food and Drug Administration will sponsor a public meeting to discuss progress to date under the National...
Research: Effects of AGP in simple or complex diets Could more complex feed formulations help to reduce or even eliminate the need for antibiotic growth promoters...
FDA: withdrawal of 16 antimicrobials for use in food animals The FDA has announced the voluntary withdrawal of 16 antimicrobials for use in food-producing animals.
FDA to phase out antimicrobials in food animals The US Food and Drug Administration is implementing a plan to help phase out the use of medically important...
US: NFU comments on food safety rules, deadline extended National Farmers Union (NFU) president Roger Johnson submitted comments regarding concerns with the Food and...
Danisco’s phytase dose for swine gets FDA approval DuPont subsidiary Danisco Animal Nutrition has received approval from the US’s Food and Drug Association (FDA)...
FDA: Rules to regulate safety of imported food In accordance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) the FDA published two new proposed rules that would...
Diamond V introduces new feed additive SynGenX Iowa-based Diamond V has introduced the new feed additive SynGenX at the 2013 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa.
Ractopamine ban aided Smithfield acquisition The takeover by Chinese meat processing company Shuanghui International of major US pork producer SmithField...
US pork council objects to re-opening of trade talks with... The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has sent a letter to the Obama administration objecting to the...
FDA approves Eco Animal Health antibiotic for pigs Eco Animal Health Group, a UK veterinary pharmaceutical specialist, has announced that the FDA has approved...
Future availability of antimicrobials in pig medicine There is a joint FAO/WHO/OIE expert meeting on the 17-21st November on critically important antimicrobials and...
Disease prevention is not growth promotion One of the most common confusions about antibiotic use in agriculture is the difference between preventative use...
Mycotoxins open the gate to infectious diseases The direct impact of mycotoxins on animal health is well known by now. Less often discussed is their effect on...
PEDv: Was plasma blamed too quickly? Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus appears to be transmitted through feed and air. In Canada, fingers were pointed...
EuroTier: Go out & educate! If the signs at EuroTier 2014 were not misleading, the pig industry in Europe is rapidly changing its attitude...
Lysozyme as an alternative to antibiotics in swine With the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issuing stricter guidelines for the usage of antibiotics, the search...
Antimicrobials under heavy discussion in United States That the antibiotics issue is slowly becoming one of the key elements in the US poultry and pig industry became...
Antibiotic resistance and pig production – is there a link? The use of antibiotics in pigs, poultry and other livestock continues to cause controversy, both in politics and...
A primacy in science and education - Part 3.... Over a decade ago, Denmark was the first country to ban the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs). Ever...
IPVS Congress, Vancouver: Facts & fiction around antibiotics It certainly wasn't the first veterinary symposium this year where the theme of antibiotics was discussed. It...
US agri industry letter on antibiotics A coalition of 20 organisations related to animal agriculture including the NPPC have sent a letter regarding...
WPX 2015 in pictures – main theme: antibiotics The gradual disappearance of antimicrobials as growth promoter was definitely the main theme at this year’s...
Video: Responsible livestock farming in US In new YouTube videos released, swine veterinarians Dr. Matthew Turner of North Carolina, United States and Dr....