Antibiotic resistance Archives

Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals, WHO urges farmers

By GFM Network News November 7, 2017

London | Reuters – The World Health Organization urged farmers on Tuesday to stop using antibiotics to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals because the practice fuels dangerous drug-resistant superbug infections in people. Describing a lack of effective antibiotics for humans as “a security threat” on a par with “a sudden and deadly […] Read more

An important part of reducing the need for antibiotics includes good beef herd management practices which reduce stress and maintain animal health.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf

Facts about antimicrobial resistance

Animal Health: While the industry is already doing a good job, there is ongoing room for improvement

By Roy Lewis August 8, 2017

There have been volumes written on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the last several years. And it is important to remember just how good the Canadian cattle industry is doing in managing AMR and look to future changes veterinarians may make in their recommendations. For those of you craving more detailed information, there have been several […] Read more

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Reuters

U.K. review calls for urgent cuts to antibiotic use in livestock

By GFM Network News December 8, 2015

London | Reuters –– Massive use of antibiotics in farming poses a critical threat to global public health and should be reduced dramatically to an internationally-agreed target, according to a British government-commissioned review. Agreeing and implementing a global target for agricultural antibiotic use won’t be easy, the review, led by former Goldman Sachs chief economist […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Hog farmers more likely to carry resistant bacteria, U.S. study shows

By GFM Network News May 2, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Hog farmers are six times more likely than the general population to carry an infectious bacteria that can cause skin and respiratory problems and resists treatment from multiple drugs, according to a new U.S. research study. The study, published this week in the online journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, is the largest-ever […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

U.S. meat industry bought more human antibiotics to 2013, FDA says

By GFM Network News April 10, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Sales of medically important antibiotics in the U.S. for use in livestock jumped by 20 per cent between 2009 and 2013, federal regulators said on Friday, although recent statements by producers suggest those figures could be dropping. Between 2012 and 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said its annual report, […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Farmaceuticals: Powerful antibiotic for cows often misused by farmers

By GFM Network News December 4, 2014

New York/Atlanta | Reuters — It is one of the most potent antibiotics used by U.S. cattle and dairy farmers, the key component in the top-selling drug line of Zoetis, the world’s largest animal health company. But the strength of the antibiotic ceftiofur — and the frequency with which it’s being misused on farms across […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

Tag Archives Antibiotic resistance

Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals, WHO urges farmers

Facts about antimicrobial resistance

U.K. review calls for urgent cuts to antibiotic use in livestock

Hog farmers more likely to carry resistant bacteria, U.S. study shows

U.S. meat industry bought more human antibiotics to 2013, FDA says

Farmaceuticals: Powerful antibiotic for cows often misused by farmers

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