Tips for Drug Residue Prevention in Pork
By Wayne Du, Swine Advisory Team, OMAFRA - Sulfonamides (Sulfa drugs) and other antibiotics have been widely used in livestock and poultry production for many years to prevent and treat animal diseases and enhance their production performance. In swine production, sulfonamides are primarily used in a young pig’s diet. Experiments show that feed medicated with sulfonamides or a combination with other antibiotics could enhance growth, improve feed efficiency and maintain animal health.However, there are problems and concerns over their use, especially the use for growth-promoting purpose (or the so-called sub-therapeutic use). Specifically, there are two major concerns: drug residue and drug resistance.
16 October 2001
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