Lessons from the Danish Ban on Feed-Grade Antibiotics
By Dermot J. Hayes and Helen H. Jensen, Iowa State University - McDonald's Corporation recently adopted a policy that prohibits its direct suppliers from using medically important antibiotics as growth promotants in food animals after 2004. This article reviews recent experiences in Denmark in an attempt to understand the impact this decision will have for US hog production.
3 July 2003
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