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U.S. government, health groups sound alarm on antibiotics

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Reuters / The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a coalition of 25 health-care organizations are joining forces to fight the overuse of antibiotics in people and livestock in a bid to curb the rise of drug-resistant “super bugs.” Without action, patients could soon face a time when antibiotics are powerless to treat
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Last week was recognized in the U.S. as “Get Smart About Antibiotics Week,” and two coalitions came forward with statements about the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance. While they delivered the same message — protecting antibiotics is a shared responsibility — they were notably different in tone. First was an announcement that the U.S. Centers
Livestock, News

Research looks for antibiotic alternatives

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

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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,
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U.S. livestock antibiotic move under scrutiny in Canada

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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
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Judge orders FDA to remove antibiotics from feed

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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

Germany To Review Antibiotics Use In Farm Animals

HAMBURG / REUTERS / Germany will review the use of antibiotics in farm animals and possibly introduce new rules restricting their use, according to the country s agriculture minister. The move followed media reports that up to 80 per cent of chickens bred for meat in some German regions had been treated with antibiotics. Rules
Hogs, Livestock

Eradication Of Animal Disease A First

The cattle disease rinderpest that has devastated animal herds for centuries no longer exists, making it the first-ever animal illness eradicated by humankind, world animal health body OIE has reported. The 198 countries with rinderpestsusceptible animals have been declared free of the disease, also known as cattle plague. It caused major outbreaks of famine by

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