Simple Strategies for decreasing antibiotic resistance on the farm
By Dr Morgan Morrow, Swine Veterinary Specialist, North Carolina State University - In response to growing concern by consumers about the prevalence of antibiotic use in feed animals, the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) recently approved a resolution to encourage producers to limit or halt antibiotic use during the finishing stages of hog production. The action from the nation's largest swine-producing state focuses on the sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics.
25 February 2004
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