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G7 told to act on antibiotics as dreaded superbug hits U.S.
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G7 told to act on antibiotics as dreaded superbug hits U.S.

The U.S. has recorded its first case of resistance to last-resort drug, 
but it has already surfaced in Canada and Europe

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Britain told the G7 industrial powers on May 27 to do more to fight killer superbugs as the United States reported its first patient with bacteria resistant to a last-resort antibiotic. U.S. scientists said the infection in a 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman “heralds the emergence of truly pandrug-resistant bacteria” because it could not be controlled even
Prof. Suresh Neethirajan
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Soy is a promising antimicrobial agent

New testing shows plant isolates could replace failing chemical agents


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Forget chemicals. The best antimicrobial available may be natural soy isolates like isoflavones and peptides. That’s according to a new study from University of Guelph researchers who looked at using these materials to inhibit the growth of microbial pathogens that cause foodborne illnesses. Engineering professor, Suresh Neethirajan, director of the university’s BioNano Laboratory, says the
cattle in a feedlot
Livestock

Antimicrobial use in beef to meet new pressures

Antimicrobial resistance in the Canadian beef sector is currently low, 
but experts warn that producers should be cautious of overuse

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Antimicrobial use in Canadian cattle is in for a major rethink. Growing concern from consumers and animal scientists over antibiotic resistance also underlines an unpleasant truth for producers — these long-relied-upon tools may be on the cusp of becoming ineffective. “In our industry we need to know if we are creating resistance within our animal
Widespread antibiotic use reduced disease levels in herds but also sent resistance levels soaring.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Antimicrobial resistance in cattle means big changes coming

An alarming rise in resistance even has drug companies calling for producers to change their ways


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Multi-drug resistance to disease-causing bacteria is quickly becoming a complete “game changer” that could cripple the cattle industry’s ability to manage common bovine diseases. “We are really slamming into the end of the antibiotic era,” said Dr. Trisha Dowling, a professor of veterinary pharmacology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. “I’ve got 24 different
cattle in a feedlot
Livestock, National news

Auditor general slams federal inaction on antimicrobial drugs for livestock

Little progress has been made after more than a decade of discussions

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The federal government has failed to take effective measures to contain the proliferation of drug-resistant bugs that threaten human health and to prevent the overuse of antimicrobial drugs in livestock production, says Auditor General Michael Ferguson. The Public Health Agency and Health Canada “have not fulfilled key responsibilities to mitigate the public health risks posed
barn full of chickens
Livestock

Federal government unveils plans to tackle drug resistance

Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose has held a workshop 
with industry to discuss the plan

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The federal government has unveiled a national plan for tackling the growing threat from bacteria increasingly resistant to antibiotics. Late on April 17, the Department of Health issued a press release saying it would propose regulations under the Food and Drugs Act to end growth-promoting claims and bulk imports. It didn’t provide any details on
woman speaking at a seminar
Livestock, Local news

Livestock producers must end antimicrobial growth promotants

The risk from antimicrobial-resistant organisms found in meat is statistically low, but of great potential consequence

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If producers want to keep antibiotics in their tool boxes, they’re going to have to change the way they use them. And that means voluntarily ending the use of antimicrobials as growth promotants, Leigh Rosengren told those attending the annual Manitoba Swine Seminar in Winnipeg. “I promise you, if we see no change, this will
Dr. James Hutchinson
Livestock, National news

Federal scientists muzzled by PMO

Stance on antibiotic issues hard to pin down

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Canada’s federal government wants the public to know that it is promoting the “prudent use” of medically important antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals. But it doesn’t want the public to know what that means — and it certainly doesn’t want the public to hear what its scientists and veterinarians have to say about what many
A worker collecting cucumbers inside a greenhouse in La Mojonera, southeastern Spain, June 2, 2011. An outbreak of antibiotic-resistant E. coli contaminated vegetables in Europe that year, killing 17 and sickening more than 1,500 in 10 European countries. Antibiotic-resistant bugs are linked to overuse of antibiotics in human medicine and agriculture.  Photo: Francisco Bonilla, Reuters
Hogs, Livestock

Producers slowly becoming aware of antimicrobial resistance

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Their misuse has the power to render the most powerful tools in modern medicine impotent, yet in Manitoba there is more regulation around the sale of pesticides than antimicrobials used in livestock production. Mounting evidence points to an increase in antimicrobial-resistant diseases worldwide, and a research paper published recently in The Lancet calls for greater
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Livestock

Probiotics could serve as alternative to antibiotics in pig feed

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German researchers have found that piglets fed probiotic Enterococcus faecium showed reduced numbers of potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli strains in their intestines, the American Society for Microbiology says in a release. Researchers were looking for alternatives to antibiotics for reducing pathogens in the intestines of young pigs following the EU’s ban on using antibiotics as

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