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Research looks for antibiotic alternatives

By Shannon VanRaes October 17, 2012

Plant-based peptides could offer alternatives to antibiotics currently used in livestock production, if research at Prairie Plant Systems pans out. The Saskatoon-based company is examining the possible applications of peptides possessing antibacterial properties. “It’s pretty preliminary research, but the idea behind it is to see if it’s possible to have feed amendments that could prevent

Livestock, News

FDA ordered to take a harder line on antibiotics in animal feed

By P.J. Huffstutter June 16, 2012

Reuters / A federal judge said the Food and Drug Administration had done “shockingly little” to address the human health risks of antibiotic use in animal feed and ordered the agency to reconsider two petitions seeking restrictions on the practice. The ruling, filed on June 2 in a lawsuit brought by environmental and public-health groups,

Hogs, Livestock, News

U.S. livestock antibiotic move under scrutiny in Canada

By Alex Binkley April 30, 2012

Amove by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to clamp down on the use of human antibiotics in veterinary drugs is being closely watched in Canada, but no immediate action is being planned. The final shape of the FDA’s plan has yet to be determined but it’s aimed at eliminating so-called non-therapeutic antibiotic use within

Livestock, News

Superbug controversy spurs USDA to seek voluntary antibiotic limits in livestock

By Anna Yukhananov April 20, 2012

Reuters / U.S. regulators are urging food producers to voluntarily stop using antibiotics in livestock for non-medical uses as part of a broad effort to prevent the rise of drug-resistant “superbugs.” Antibiotics should only be used under the supervision of a veterinarian to prevent or treat illnesses in animals, said the USDA, which is asking

Hogs, Livestock, News

Judge orders FDA to remove antibiotics from feed

By Jessica Dye March 29, 2012

Reuters / A federal judge ordered U.S. regulators March 22 to start proceedings to withdraw approval for the use of common antibiotics in animal feed, citing concerns that overuse is endangering human health by creating antibiotic-resistant “superbugs.” U.S. Magistrate Judge Theodore Katz ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin proceedings unless makers of

Livestock, Poultry

No One In Charge Of Antibiotic Issue

By Alex Binkley March 24, 2011

A2002 Health Canada report mapped out a plan for veterinary medicines that would have solved many of the current controversies about antibiotic resistance in meat products, says John Prescott, a professor at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph. “This was an absolutely outstanding report which involved considerable work and effort from many people across the

Opinion, Poultry

Chicken Farmers Accuse CBC Of Slanted Report

By Ron Friesen February 24, 2011

Canada’s chicken industry is accusing CBC of selectively using data to conclude that chicken meat in stores often contains bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics. Chicken Farmers of Canada says the CBC-TV consumer affairs program “Marketplace” failed to make a link between so-called superbugs and antibiotic use on farms, despite claiming to do so in

Country Crossroads

How Clean Is Clean Enough?

By Julie Garden-Robinson July 22, 2010

We live in a fairly sanitized world with all sorts of anti-bacterial products available to consumers. In fact, some medical researchers have questioned whether we might be a little too clean. Antibacterial products are linked by some researchers to the development of “superbugs” resistant to antibiotics. The products kill the normal bacteria in our environment,

Beef cattle, Hogs, News

Fda Advises Against Drugs In Livestock Feed

By Ron Friesen July 8, 2010

An American health regulator has moved a step closer toward recommending a ban on the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock feed. The U. S. Food and Drug Agency last week issued a “draft guidance” to reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance in veterinary drugs used in raising food-producing animals. The document, released for public

Hogs, Livestock, News

Probiotics Useful But No Substitute For Antibiotics

By Ron Friesen October 1, 2009

“We need to use antibiotics effectively.” – JAMES PETTIGREW The TV ad showing a person’s tummy doing a belly dance after eating yogurt may be coming to a hog barn near you. That particular yogurt contains probiotics – beneficial bacteria aimed at improving digestion and general wellbeing. Probiotics are big these days as North Americans

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Tag Archives Antibacterial

Research looks for antibiotic alternatives

FDA ordered to take a harder line on antibiotics in animal feed

U.S. livestock antibiotic move under scrutiny in Canada

Superbug controversy spurs USDA to seek voluntary antibiotic limits in livestock

Judge orders FDA to remove antibiotics from feed

No One In Charge Of Antibiotic Issue

Chicken Farmers Accuse CBC Of Slanted Report

How Clean Is Clean Enough?

Fda Advises Against Drugs In Livestock Feed

Probiotics Useful But No Substitute For Antibiotics

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